Expanding emergency services and women’s care in Thurston County
Thurston County is growing, with the population now topping 300,000, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management. With that growth comes increases in the need for health care, particularly access to around-the-clock emergency care.
To improve access to emergency services, MultiCare opened a new off-campus emergency department (ED) in Lacey. The neighborhood ED, known as MultiCare Emergency Lacey, features 10 exam rooms, on-site radiology services and an in-house lab. Staffed by board-certified emergency physicians, the facility is MultiCare’s fifth neighborhood emergency department in the Puget Sound region.
“Expanding access to care in the Olympia area was part of the promise MultiCare made when we purchased Capital Medical Center,” says Will Callicoat, president of MultiCare Capital Medical Center and market leader for Thurston County. “It’s wonderful to be able to watch that promise come to fruition with projects like this one.”
MultiCare is also making good on another promise we made when we acquired the hospital — expanding access to women’s health care services in the Thurston County region.
Following the launch of the Women’s Community Advisory Council — an opportunity to gather input from local residents and medical specialists — MultiCare Capital Women’s Integrated Primary Care opened its doors. The new clinic offers primary care to women of all ages, with access to a variety of specialty and support services, such as urogynecology, metabolic medicine, breast and pelvic floor surgery, and more.