{"id":5495,"date":"2018-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prd-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2021-10-07T23:43:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T23:43:43","slug":"good-samaritan-opens-new-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updates-www.mccdn.io\/vitals\/good-samaritan-opens-new-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital opens two new floors to increase care and services for growing region","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

By MultiCare Health System<\/strong><\/p>\n

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital opens two new floors in the Dally Tower Oct. 23 in an expansion that will help the hospital increase health care services for the growing region.<\/p>\n

When the eight-story tower opened in 2011, the 7th and 8th floors were left unfinished to provide for future growth. By 2015, the need for care at Good Samaritan had grown enough that it became clear those two floors were necessary to meet the needs of the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we deliver on our goal of becoming the trusted medical provider of choice for every resident of East Pierce County, we need more beds in our hospital to keep up the number of people coming to us for care,\u201d says Chris Bredeson, Good Samaritan Hospital President and COO. \u201cWe have had tremendous support from the community over the years and are pleased that we are able to expand to make sure our community can remain close to home when hospitalization is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The floors add 40 beds in a new post-surgical unit on the 7th floor, along with another 40 in a new Progressive Care Unit on the 8th floor. The expansion will also allow existing spaces to be repurposed to enhance care in a number of areas:<\/p>\n