TACOMA, Wash. — Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) in Yakima will unveil the MultiCare Learning Center (MLC) this month. MultiCare Health System agreed in 2021 to donate $8 million to the university in support of education programs that help build the next generation of health care workers. The 53,000-square-foot building includes cutting-edge medical […]
MultiCare opens new women’s primary care in Olympia
Today (July 25, 2023), MultiCare Health System opened MultiCare Capital Women’s Integrated Primary Care at 601 McPhee Road SW in Olympia. The women’s integrated primary care facility contains 12 exam rooms and two procedure rooms. The new clinic offers primary care to women of all ages, with rotating medical specialists and support services. Specialty medical care available includes: urogynecology, […]
MultiCare Research Institute awarded $1.4 million to increase diversity in cancer trials
TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System’s Institute for Research & Innovation received two grants totaling more than $1.4 million for projects aimed at increasing participation and diversity in cancer clinical trials. The awards come from the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund Inclusion and Diversity in Screening, Diagnosis and Cancer Clinical Trials grant. The largest award, worth […]
Bradd Busick wins 2023 ORBIE CIO of the Year award
TACOMA, Wash. — Bradd Busick, senior vice president and chief information officer for MultiCare Health System, received the 2023 Healthcare ORBIE award for hospitals and health care organizations from SeattleCIO. “I’m honored to receive the CIO of the year award for health care,” said Busick. “But this award belongs to the outstanding team of dedicated IT […]
Carts for Kids raises $120,000 (and counting) for Mary Bridge Children’s
Submitted by Kortney Scroger. In March 2021, Mary Bridge Children’s announced a new and unique partnership with Waste Connections (locally known as Murrey’s Disposal and LeMay Pierce County Refuse) – a Mary Bridge Children’s inspired recycle cart. With a $200 donation, customers within the service area could complete a form to request a special purple […]
MultiCare announces to reduce workforce to address financial losses
TACOMA, Wash. –MultiCare Health System will lay off 229 employees, or about 1 percent of the its 23,000 staff members, including about two dozen leaders, in an ongoing effort to reduce the health system’s expenses. Like many other health systems, MultiCare continues to face financial challenges stemming from the global pandemic, including record-high inflation, labor shortages, […]