August 15, 2023
MultiCare renames therapy gym Panda Cares® Center of Hope
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YAKIMA, Wash. — MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital is renaming the therapy gym at Children’s Village to the Panda Cares® Center of Hope, made possible by Panda Express® associates and guests.
The Center of Hope contains play equipment that helps children improve body awareness, motor skills, communication, and social skills. Services include therapeutic play, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral health services, designed to give children the skills and strength to thrive.
“Panda Express’ unwavering commitment to children’s health has ensured our smallest patients receive the care, support and opportunities to thrive close to home,” said Erin Black, CEO at Memorial Foundation, philanthropic partner to the hospital. “The Panda Cares Center of Hope at Children’s Village will continue to be a transformative space where every step, every swing and every joyful movement leads to empowering patients to reach their fullest potential.”
Since 2007, Panda Express and Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals® have partnered to change kids’ health to change the future. To date, Panda has raised more than $151 million for hospitals affiliated with CMN Hospitals, including Yakima Memorial. Panda Express guests and their associates across Central and Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon have raised nearly $500,000 since 2009 for pediatric programs, services and medical equipment at Yakima Memorial.
“We are proud to partner with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to bring the vision of the Panda Cares Center of Hope to life and are humbled to be part of the healing journey for the families and kids at these hospitals,” said Dr. Peggy Cherng, co-founder and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group. “Children are our future, and through this partnership and curriculum designed to give children the strength to thrive, we will bring smiles and hope to communities nationwide.”
Join leaders representing Panda Express, Memorial Foundation, Yakima Memorial and Children’s Village, along with patient families and staff, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Children’s Village, 3801 Kern Road, Yakima, to celebrate the renaming.
About The Memorial Foundation
The Memorial Foundation is an independent nonprofit, 501© (3) organization that supports innovative health care programs as the philanthropic partner of MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. The Memorial Foundation has a 31-year history of connecting community to programs and services with the mission of advancing and transforming health care throughout the Yakima Valley. The Memorial Foundation partners with the community to raise funds for four health care initiatives: Children’s Health, Healthy Yakima, Cancer Care, and Compass Care. For more information, visit memfound.org.
About MultiCare
MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization with 12 hospitals and more than 22,000 team members. We are committed to achieving our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future for all and delivering world-class health outcomes and exceptional experience.
As the largest community-based, locally governed health system in Washington state, our comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and dedicated specialty services. For more information, visit MultiCare.org or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About CMN Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $7 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, and learn about your member hospital at www.CMNHospitals.org.
About Panda Express
On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Express is the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S. Family-owned and operated since 1983 by Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng, Panda Express is best known as a trailblazer for creating a wide variety of industry-first recipes, including its best seller The Original Orange Chicken® and award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp, which have defined the category of authentic American Chinese cuisine. Each dish at Panda Express is thoughtfully crafted with quality ingredients and inspired by bold Chinese flavors and culinary principles. The restaurant brand has more than 2,500 locations and has introduced American Chinese cuisine to 12 international countries.
Powered by this global family of associates, Panda Cares, Panda’s philanthropic arm, has raised more than $329 million and dedicated countless volunteer hours in bettering the health and education for over 13 million youth, as well as supporting communities in need since 1999. In 2021, Panda Express established the Panda CommUnity Fund — a five-year, $10 million community investment and response program that supports immediate and sustainable solutions from national and local organizations to uplift diverse groups, including people of color and other marginalized communities. For more information, visit pandaexpress.com.