Seattle-based publication MyNorthwest reported yesterday that, after six years of work, MultiCare will welcome its first patients to the new Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash., on May 16.
It’s a massive upgrade, reports MyNorthwest, as the existing iteration of the children’s hospital has shared space with MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital for more than 30 years. The outlet reports that the current Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital serves more than 100,000 children every year and is the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in Western Washington.
The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that the pandemic-delayed project cost $480 million, well above the original estimate of $344 million.
MultiCare’s website for the soon-to-open new hospital describes a “state-of-the-art pediatric campus, including a new inpatient tower and new medical office building, dedicated to the unique needs of kids” that will create “better access to outpatient care and opportunities for future growth.”
