TACOMA, Wash. – Harbor Pediatrics, a Gig Harbor-based medical group that specializes in pediatric care, has formally joined the Mary Bridge Children’s Network as an affiliate provider. The partnership took effect on October 26, 2020, and includes a name change to Harbor Pediatrics – Mary Bridge Children’s.
“This is great news for our patients and their families as it allows for seamless and expanded access to pediatric specialists and programs across the region,” said Dr. Tom Herron, founder of Harbor Pediatrics. “Being a part of the larger Mary Bridge Children’s Network allows us to coordinate hospital and outpatient specialty care more effectively while, at the same time, providing more treatment options than we could have as an independent practice.”
Over the past 21 years, Harbor Pediatrics has worked with Mary Bridge Children’s and MultiCare Health System to provide comprehensive care to its patients. Today’s announcement formalizes that long-standing partnership.
“For more than two decades we’ve worked together to provide children in the South Sound with access to the highest quality of care,” said Jeff Poltawsky, President of Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network. “By bringing our physicians, staff and organizations together, we’ve also expanded the number of resources available to our patients and their families.”
As a result of the new partnership, electronic health records for Harbor Pediatrics patients now reside on a shared system that is more easily accessed by Mary Bridge Children’s Network providers and health professionals, providing the safest, seamless pediatric care coordination across outpatient and inpatient care for children.
About Harbor Pediatrics
Founded in 1999, Harbor Pediatrics is a medical group that specializes in pediatrics and child and adolescent psychiatry. The practice is located in Gig Harbor, Wash. and employs more than 20 staffers including nine physicians and advanced providers.
About Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1955, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington. Offering comprehensive care and resources for critically ill and injured children, Mary Bridge Children’s is the only pediatric hospital in Southwest Washington. Mary Bridge Children’s also provides primary, specialty, therapy and urgent care services at its outpatient centers and clinics across the Puget Sound region, including Tacoma, Puyallup, Gig Harbor, Olympia, Auburn, Covington, Maple Valley, Federal Way, Renton, Bonney Lake and Silverdale.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network believes that kids should be at the front of the line. More than a place of hope and healing, Mary Bridge Children’s is a place where expert care helps kids get back to doing what they do best: being kids. Mary Bridge Children’s serves children and families, regardless of ability to pay, thanks to generous contributions to the Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation.
Mary Bridge Children’s is a part of MultiCare Health System, the largest community-based and locally governed health system in Washington state. For more information about Mary Bridge Children’s, visit marybridge.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, or our Kite Strings blog.
