ISSUE 87 | JANUARY 2019
WITH COLDWELL BANKER TOMLINSON
MULTICARE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS MOTIVATION. Many of us first heard of MultiCare Health System only when they acquired The Rockwood Clinic System and Deaconess and Valley General Hospitals in July of 2017. In fact, MultiCare has its roots in the founding of the first hospital in Tacoma, Washington, Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882. Its original founding was as much an act of religious and social commitment as it was an act of commercial or scientific motivation.
ORGANIZATION. In the ensuing 136 years, MultiCare has become a dominant force in health care for the citizens of our region, with more than 18,000 employees and a comprehensive system of health care including numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services, affiliated physicians and a wide range of community outreach programs. Seven hospitals complete their organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, Valley Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — and Tacoma General Hospital, which is home to the region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. COMMITMENT. As remarkable as this growth may be, just as remarkable is their continued commitment to smaller, community-based organizations that foster healthy living and assist in recovery. According to Dr. David O’Brien, MultiCare’s Senior Executive for the Inland
Submitted by Larry Lapidus
Northwest Region, “Beyond providing essential funding, the Community Partnership Fund is truly a way for us to live out our value of collaboration.” By collaborating with our award recipients, we are taking a joint stake in our community.” MultiCare’s extraordinary insight, according to Kevin Maloney, Media Coordinator for MultiCare, is that while their size enables them to do some things exceptionally well, it also impedes their doing other things as well as they can be done by smaller, more nimble and more narrowly focused groups. This year, this fund has issued grants to 29 Spokane organizations that meet the board’s criteria: addressing an important need in the community, providing a significant and measurable impact, and supporting MultiCare’s mission, which is “Partnering for Healing and a Healthy Future.” Space does not allow us to list all of this year’s recipients, but for a complete list, contact your agent at Coldwell Banker Tomlinson. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
At The Core St. Margaret’s Shelter Elevations Family Promise of Spokane Frontier Behavioral Health Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels Mission Community Outreach Center Project Beauty Share® Second Harvest Day Bridge Services EWU Foundation Free Rein Therapeutic Riding Girls on the Run Greater Spokane Incorporated Partners with Families and Children Spokane River City Youth Ops