Elevating health through partnership

In-school counseling is a way to provide mental health services to some of the community’s hardest-to-reach populations. Greater Lakes, along with the Behavioral Health Network, serve more than 50 elementary, middle and high schools across nine Pierce County school districts.

At her first trip to Shriners Children’s Spokane, 16-year-old Taylor Williams met with a team of providers from multiple hospitals. This collaborative appointment stems from a partnership between MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Shriners Children’s Spokane aimed at filling a gap in regional pediatric care.

August 2023 marked the successful return of Fiesta de Salud after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MultiCare Yakima Memorial and Memorial Foundation pioneered this community health fair in 2007 as a way to provide valuable health screenings to those in the Yakima area who experience challenges accessing health care, such as lack of insurance or language barriers. Over the years, Fiesta de Salud has grown into Central Washington’s largest health fair.

The fund awarded $800,000 in grants to more than 100 local nonprofits across the Puget Sound, Yakima and Inland Northwest regions in 2023.