March 4, 2022
MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation’s annual concert to benefit vulnerable newborns
SPOKANE, Wash. — MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation announced today that its annual benefit concert, Heart Strings, will return on April 29 at 8pm at the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox.
Musicians performing at the live in-person event will include Joe Nichols, Cam, Andy Griggs and Frank Ray. The concert, which will be hosted by Grammy award-winner Bryan White, will raise funds to support MultiCare Deaconess Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Babies born prematurely or with serious health problems receive treatment in the NICU, and in 2021, 336 babies were admitted to the unit.
Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased by visiting multicareheartstrings.org
“With the generous support of our community, the funds from Heart Strings will help elevate the level of care and expand access to care for the tiniest and most vulnerable patients in our region,” said Carolyn Kadyk, executive director for MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation.
All four musicians will perform on stage together, sharing stories behind their music in the tradition of a “Guitar Pull.”
Multi-platinum Quartz Hill Records artist Joe Nichols has been nominated for three Grammys, tallied six number-one singles and ten Top 10 hits, as well as multiple gold and platinum-certified records. Nichols just released his long-awaited new album, Good Day For Living. The 13-song collection features the current single and title track, spinning at country radio now.
Acclaimed pop country singer/songwriter Cam has earned widespread acclaim for her Grammy-nominated, Triple Platinum-certified song, “Burning House.” Her current single, “Till There’s Nothing Left,” has over 55 million streams worldwide.
Rounding out the lineup will be Griggs — who’s charted three number-one country singles — and up-and-coming artist Ray, whose 2021 single, “Country’d Look Good On You,” was the most added song on country radio by a new artist last year.
For more information, visit multicareheartstrings.org.
About MultiCare Deaconess Hospital NICU
With 47 beds, MultiCare Deaconess Hospital’s Level III NICU treats babies born prematurely or with serious health problems. The unit is focused on providing a supportive, low-stimulant atmosphere, so infants can develop and thrive.
Deaconess neonatal developmental therapists employ the latest assessments and interventions in evidence-based practice, including radiographic swallow studies, individualized feeding assessments and infant massage.
The NICU is also home to a specialized Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome unit, utilizing Eat, Sleep, Console treatment.
About MultiCare
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including MultiCare Indigo, Pulse Heart Institute and MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region.
MultiCare’s network of care includes 12 hospitals:
- MultiCare Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, Auburn
- MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Olympia
- MultiCare Covington Medical Center, Covington
- MultiCare Deaconess Hospital, Spokane
- MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup
- Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Valley Hospital, Spokane Valley
- MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima
- Navos Behavioral Health Hospital
- Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital
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