- Tacoma General Hospital
Tacoma General Hospital is the largest hospital in
Tacoma ,Washington . It is alevel II trauma center with 391 beds and the second largest obstetrical care center in the state ofWashington . [ [http://www.u-s-hospitals.com/hospitals/170864.htm "Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital," "U.S. Hospitals"] ] Tacoma General began serving patients in 1882. [ [http://www.u-s-hospitals.com/hospitals/170864.htm "Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital," "U.S. Hospitals"] ] The hospital is owned and operated by MultiCare Health Services, a Tacoma-based not-for-profit integrated health organization. [ [http://www.multicare.org/home/about-us/ About MultiCare] ]Facilities
Tacoma General has 391 licensed beds. It is a level II
trauma center and contains 16 operating rooms, 4 cardiac catheterization labs, a 22-bed adultintensive care unit , a 25-bed cardiac care unit, and level IIIneonatal intensive care unit . Tacoma General is physically attached toMary Bridge Children's Hospital , which is also run by MultiCare. Mary Bridge has 72 licensed beds and is a level II pediatric trauma center. [ [http://www.multicare.org/home/hospital-facts MultiCare Hospital Facts] ]Volume
In 2007 Tacoma General had 14,185 inpatient admissions (14,723 with Neonates), delivered 3,149 babies, performed 6,818 surgeries, conducted 32,121 home health visits, received 40,724 emergency room visits, and 64,904 outpatient visits (excluding ER). In 2007, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital had 3,990 medical and surgical inpatient admissions, 359 pediatric intensive care unit admissions, performed 5,392 surgeries, received 30,147 emergency department visits, and 41,055 outpatient clinic visits. [ [http://health.usnews.com/listings/hospital-directory/washington/tacoma_general_hospital "Tacoma General Hospital," in "US News and World Reports Hospitals Directory"] ] [ [http://www.multicare.org/home/hospital-facts MultiCare Hospital Facts] ] [ [http://health.usnews.com/listings/hospital-directory/washington/mary_bridge_child_hosp_&_hlth "Mary Bridge Children's Hospital," in "US News and World Reports Hospitals Directory"] ]
References
External Links
* [http://www.multicare.org/tacomageneral/ Tacoma General Hospital] — "Official website"
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