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Recipe: breakfast cobbler
Looking for a fresh family breakfast? This lightened up version of a berry cobbler is a great option. Walnuts offer heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids, berries provide an abundance of nutrients and antioxidants, while oats add fiber and non-fat yogurt provides a good source of protein, says Chelsey Lindahl, MultiCare Health System dietitian. This breakfast is an especially fun weekend or holiday treat!
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Photo Gallery: Staff members provide care through holidays
Santa Claus wasn’t the only person scheduled to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In a hospital that never sleeps, babies need to be delivered, emergency treatment needs to be provided, food needs to be served, rooms need to be cleaned, and countless unseen services need to be provided to ensure everything runs smoothly, every day of the year.
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Recipe: sweet and crunchy quinoa
Quinoa is an ancient whole-grain and creates the perfect canvas for a variety of dishes, says MultiCare Health System dietitian Chelsey Lindahl. It is high in fiber and protein, as well as naturally gluten free. It is an excellent choice for vegetarians (providing a complete protein source) or those looking for healthier options. It’s very easy to prepare (you can even use a rice cooker!) and can be used interchangeably with rice in recipes. In this recipe, the quinoa highlights a new take on oatmeal for a healthy breakfast or sweet snack.
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Gift from preemie's mother reminds NICU parents they're not alone
“Five years ago, on Dec. 13, 2007, my daughter was born. She weighed 1 pound, 10 ounces. I was 24 weeks and five days along.” That’s the beginning of a letter that arrived this month, addressed to the moms and the dads who have a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital. The letter accompanied a box with a special gift inside.
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Drop-in clinics offer vaccines for flu, whooping cough
Drop-in clinics are offering free immunizations this week for all children from birth through age 18 in Tacoma, Gig Harbor and Puyallup.
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Top 10 tips for healthy holidays
Try to make healthy choices, but don't obsess about food during the holidays. Use your mental energy to focus on the reason for the season and truly enjoy friends and family. And, when you need a little help staying on track, try these 10 tips to keep your holidays healthy.
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Recipe: Robin's Flax Snacks
These no-bake Flax Snacks are a simple and satisfying snack for at home or on the go. They pack fantastically well for busy days running errands, at work or driving kids to and fro. This healthy snack contains flax meal which is an excellent ingredient to add to your nutrition arsenal. It is high in fiber, vegetable protein, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Consider adding flax meal to baked goods, breakfast cereals, granola and smoothies.
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12-12-12 baby born at 12:12? Moms try in Tacoma, Puyallup, Auburn
A dozen babies have been born so far on 12-12-12 at MultiCare hospitals, and four women delivered their newborns during the 12 o'clock hour in the Family Birth Centers at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, and MultiCare Auburn Medical Center.
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Festival of Trees: $1.7 million raised for Mary Bridge
The numbers are in, and it's going to be a merry Christmas at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center.This year's Mary Bridge Festival of Trees raised $1.7 million to support young patients at the children's hospital and health center. -
Recipe: curried chicken salad pita pockets
If you’re looking for a new healthy family meal, this is it. Not only is this recipe quick and easy to prepare, it provides some wiggle room to sneak some extra veggies in that your family may not normally eat. Get creative and make the recipe your own by tweaking ingredients and adding an extra veggie here and there. Not a fan of spicy curry? Don't worry - this recipe comes out tasting sweet and creamy.
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11th Annual Loretta Clubb Award Honors MultiCare Employees
The Loretta Clubb Award for Service Excellence was created to honor service excellence among MultiCare employees across our system. Named in honor of Loretta Clubb, a longtime MultiCare employee known for her customer service skills, nominees for this award are recognized by co-workers, patients, business associates and physicians as exhibiting the highest standards of customer service on a daily basis.
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MultiCare hospitals again receive top grade for safety
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, MultiCare Allenmore Hospital and MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital were honored with an “A” Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.
The “A” scores were awarded in the latest update of hospital safety scores and go to the safest hospitals in the country.
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Today Show: Soldier surprises wife 15 minutes before birth of son
Watch this clip from the "Today Show," which shared this sweet story from MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital: Spc. Matt Arehart traveled from Afghanistan to surprise his wife just 15 minutes before their son was born.
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Five fitness tips for Black Friday and beyond
The holidays are a time to celebrate — with food, family, and shopping. And even if you’re trying to take good care of yourself, you can still enjoy your favorite traditions. MultiCare dietitians have assembled these tips to help you make the most of your Black Friday shopping trips, and prepare for the rest of the holiday season.
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Six tips for a happy, healthy Thanksgiving
The holidays are a time to celebrate — with food, among other things. And even if you’re trying to take good care of yourself, you can still enjoy your favorite fixings and traditions. MultiCare dietitians have assembled these tips to help you make it through Thursday's meal in good conscience.
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