Policies & Notices

MultiCare has a number of policies in place designed to ensure safe, accessible, culturally competent care for our patients and to protect our employees from retaliation.

• Patient nondiscrimination
• Non-retaliation
• Interpreter services
• Service animals and animal visitors

If you have questions about these policies or concerns about an interaction you had at MultiCare, please contact the MultiCare corporate compliance integrity Line by phone at 866-264-6121 or by email at [email protected].

The Washington State Department of Health requires that hospitals post select policies and forms related to access to care to our website. These MultiCare documents can also be found on the Washington State Department of Health website.

Admissions

• Patient admission policy
• Patient nondiscrimination policy

End of life care

• Foregoing life-sustaining medical treatment
• Hospital End of Life Services: Death with dignity (PDF):
  • Auburn Medical Center and Covington Medical Center
  • Capital Medical Center
  • Deaconess Hospital and Valley Hospital
  • Good Samaritan Hospital
  • Tacoma General Hospital and Allenmore Hospital
  • Yakima Memorial Hospital

Financial assistance

• • Hospital-based services

Forensic evaluation

• Puget Sound Region: Care and management of sexual assault adult/adolescent patient
• Inland Northwest Region: Sexual assault patient care and management
• Suspicion of abuse, neglect, assault or exploitation of an adult patient

Hospital reproductive health services

• Allenmore Hospital and Tacoma General Hospital
• Auburn Medical Center
• Capital Medical Center
• Covington Medical Center
• Deaconess Hospital
• Good Samaritan Hospital
• Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
• Valley Hospital
• Yakima Memorial Hospital

Reproductive health care

• • All MultiCare hospitals: Reproductive health care policy
  • Inland Northwest region: Ethical concerns consultation process