Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. This week we saw 11 more COVID-19 outbreaks in businesses and care facilities and 102 more outbreak-related cases. You can help stop the spread of COVID-19. If you feel sick, get tested and use CDC’s quarantine and isolation tool to see the next steps you should take. Businesses and long-term care […]
Pierce County
Pierce County announces $10 million in ARPA sewer and water utility infrastructure grants
Pierce County announcement. Pierce County has established a grant program to allocate a total of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) stimulus funding for sewer and water system infrastructure improvements. To mitigate long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in our region, the Sewer and Water Utility Infrastructure Grant Program has been established […]
MultiCare names new president for Tacoma General and Allenmore hospitals
MultiCare announcement. TACOMA, Wash. — MultiCare Health System has named Mark Robinson the new president of MultiCare Tacoma General and MultiCare Allenmore hospitals. Robinson has more than 20 years of health care experience and will be responsible for the overall strategy and performance of the two hospitals. In addition, he will lead the hospitals’ clinical […]
Calling all dogs to the Pooch Paw-Ty on June 25
Pierce County announcement. In recognition of National Dog Party Day, Pierce County Parks invites you and your dog to the new Pooch Paw-Ty event on Saturday, June 25, at South Hill Park and Nathan Chapman Memorial Trail in Puyallup. Dogs and their people can expect visits from the Pierce County Sheriff K9 Team, family and […]
Sound Transit CEO Selection Committee meets on June 2
Sound Transit announcement. The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene the ninth meeting of its CEO Selection Committee on Thursday, June 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The committee will hold an executive session to discuss the qualifications of CEO applicants, as authorized under RCW 42.30.110 (1)(g). The committee may also take action […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Cases, hospitalizations and deaths
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. Because of the Memorial Day holiday, this week’s report does not include a full week of data. You can get upated case and hospitalization rates on our main dashboard Thursday morning. Pierce County remains in CDC’s medium COVID-19 community level. At this level, CDC recommends: If you are at high risk for […]
Sound Transit will hold public Board and Committee meetings starting in June
Sound Transit announcement. Sound Transit will open the Ruth Fisher Boardroom starting June 1, 2022 for the public to attend public Board and Committee meetings. The State of Washington rescinded the executive order requiring virtual meetings effective June 1, 2022. Meetings will be held at Union Station, 401 S. Jackson Street, Seattle, WA. The boardroom […]
Washington Traffic Deaths Reach 20-Year High
Washington State Traffic Safety Commission announcement. Washington road deaths reached a 20-year high in 2021, with 663 fatalities. Preliminary data for 2022 indicate the trend in fatalities continues to increase, with more traffic deaths in the first quarter compared with the same timeframe last year. To reverse the trend, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) […]
Deaths of despair are up. We’re working to offer hope
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announcement. Stress, the amount you exercise, who you surround yourself with. How you deal with previous trauma. You juggle these things daily. They make up a large part of your behavioral health picture. They are part of what make you, you. We talked about behavioral health often during the pandemic. COVID-19 […]