Healthy Communities
Building a healthy future takes the work of everyone in our communities. At MultiCare, we’re committed to partnering with like-minded organizations, leaders and community resources to meet the many needs of our patients and neighbors.
Whether that’s by empowering the next generation of caregivers, bringing health care to new neighborhoods or providing financial support, we’re dedicated to making our communities better places to live.
In 2024, we held a variety of events and partnered with local organizations to uplift community health and well-being:
- Free community health fairs like Fiesta de Salud and those held at Loftus Ranches provide access to free preventive care and other services — more than 4,800 people attended these events in 2024.
- MultiCare Valley Hospital’s Career Day gave Spokane Valley high school students a glimpse into the many career pathways available to them in health care.
- Mary Bridge Children’s Camp Erin combined grief education with emotional support and fun activities to support healing for children who have lost a loved one.
- The MultiCare Capital Women’s Integrated Primary Care clinic provides an upbeat, inviting space where participants in the metabolic wellness program can connect with one another while learning strategies to support their long-term health.
- MultiCare’s Community Partnership Fund awarded $800,000 in grants to nonprofits across Washington.
Career Day showcases many paths in health care for high schoolers
More than 180 students from six Spokane Valley high schools experienced firsthand what a career in health care might look like during MultiCare Valley Hospital’s Career Day.
The day features five hands-on stations, including CPR and “Stop the Bleed” training, emergency triage, an operating room robotic simulation, step-by-step vitals review lesson and behind-the-scenes tour of the hospital.
From the clinical side to imaging, pharmacy and IT, teens saw the many ways they could find their place in health care.
Building stronger, healthier futures with Community Partnership Fund
MultiCare is proud to partner with many community organizations that are making our communities better and providing access to care, support and resources.
Many of these organizations are also recipients of the MultiCare Community Partnership Fund, which awards funds to nonprofit organizations working on initiatives, programs and projects that improve our community. In 2024, we awarded $800,000 to organizations across the Puget Sound, Inland Northwest and Yakima Valley regions.
Bereavement camp helps kids navigate grief, find hope
On a weekend in June each summer, youth ages 6-17 who have lost a significant person in their lives gather at Camp Erin. The free bereavement camp, offered by the Bridges Center for Grieving Children — part of Mary Bridge Children’s — helps kids heal and foster joy amid grief. Since its inception in 2004, the camp has served more than 900 children across Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and South King counties.
Women find community, wellness through innovative group in Olympia
MultiCare Capital Women’s Integrated Primary Care clinic brings together community, education and health with its women’s metabolic wellness program. The 12-week program includes one-on-one check-ins and group sessions focused on personal health goals, nutrition and movement.
Yakima brings health care to the community
Health care isn’t just about delivering treatments in a clinic or hospital — it’s also about bringing services to the community. In 2024, MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital hosted Fiesta de Salud — in addition to two other health fairs at Loftus Ranches, one of the region’s oldest and largest hop farms — with the goal of reducing health care disparities and promoting well-being.