Pierce County

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. All our upcoming COVID-19 vaccine events will have doses for kids as young as 6 months old. Less than 25% of Pierce County residents are up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines. If you’re looking to get a dose for your kiddo, a booster for yourself, or both, you can find it at tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture. […]

Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer press release. On July 12, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) aimed at driving better implementation of recommendations from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help improve government efficiency and save taxpayers more money. “This bill is about making […]

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. We saw more COVID-19 outbreaks and associated cases this week compared to last. We added more large outbreaks than we closed. You can help stop outbreaks. If you feel sick, stay home, get tested and use CDC’s quarantine and isolation tool to see the next steps you should take.  Businesses and […]

MultiCare press release. TACOMA, Wash. — James Lee has joined MultiCare Health System as executive vice president of population-based care and chief financial officer. Bringing 30 years of experience in health care, Lee will lead MultiCare’s population-based care strategy and oversee financial performance.  For 17 years, Lee served as executive vice president and chief financial officer […]

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. COVID-19 case rates in Pierce County have remained stable since the beginning of June. Our hospitalization rates have been up and down, and they are down again this week. From May 25-June 21, COVID-19 hospitalization rates for unvaccinated people in Washington were 3 times higher than they were for vaccinated […]

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department social media post. Thank you to 7-Eleven for your $12,000 donation to our Cadet Program. This money will be used to purchase new training equipment for the cadets. They also gave us coupons for FREE Slurpees and we quickly got to work handing them out to some wonderful kiddos.

Sound Transit announcement. Sound Transit is inviting business owners and stakeholders to provide comment on the new proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal and methodology. The agency is working with BBC Research & Consulting to set a new overall DBE goal for the participation of DBEs in the Federal Transit Administration-funded projects it anticipates awarding […]

Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08). “The Supreme Court may have ripped away a woman’s right to reproductive choice, but they cannot stop a woman’s right to travel,” said Strickland. “This bill reaffirms […]