The emergency and trauma team at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital is available around the clock to care for you and your loved ones. Our comprehensive services include life-saving emergency treatments, acute care surgery and specialized trauma care.

At MultiCare Tacoma General Emergency Department, you’ll find:

• A Level II trauma center
• Board-certified emergency medicine physicians
• Surgeons who are double board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care, with trauma fellowship training
• Primary Stroke Center certification by the Joint Commission, providing the highest level of care for patients with stroke
• Designated Level I Cardiac Center with experts in STEMI care — offering advanced treatment for CABG, interventional cardiology and LVAD patients with rapid, expert response
• Center of Excellence in Robotic and Colorectal Surgery

Whether you need ICU-level care or brief observation, you’ll receive continuous, compassionate care from arrival through discharge.

Conditions we treat

Our emergency and trauma team is ready 24/7 to treat serious and life-threatening conditions with speed, skill and compassion. We provide expert care for conditions such as (but not limited to):

• Allergic reactions
• Asthma or difficulty breathing
• Broken bones and dislocated joints
• Burns
• Deep cuts or uncontrolled bleeding
• Emergency acute care surgeries for appendicitis, gallbladder disease, diverticulitis, hernias, stomach and intestinal bleeding, blockage, soft tissue infections, among others
• Head injuries, including trauma to the neck or spine, or loss of consciousness
• Heart attacks and chest pain
• Seizures
• Severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting
• Stroke

Trauma services

In partnership with Cascade Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, we offer the full spectrum of trauma care including:

• Advanced imaging
• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Chest wall reconstruction, rib fixation
• Facial/ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgery
• Interventional radiology
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedic surgery, specializing in complex pelvic fractures and limb injuries
• Plastic surgery, providing expertise in facial trauma
• Spine surgery, performing complex spinal surgeries and repairs
• Vascular surgery, including complex revascularization of compromised limbs and vascular bypass

In addition, our trauma team collaborates with local emergency medical services (EMS) and health care provider communities by providing:

• A blood administration program that provides blood for field administration to hemorrhaging patients

• A direct “offline” discussion for medics with a trauma provider (email or phone call)
• Prehospital trauma life support training for EMS
• Advanced trauma life support courses for regional health care providers
• An EMS shadow program (coming fall 2025)

Emergency care for your child

Mary Bridge Children’s serves as the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington to treat severe and life-threatening injuries. Our board-certified pediatric emergency physicians are here for your family 24 hours a day.

Mary Bridge Children’s Emergency Care