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Serving communities across the Pacific Northwest
MultiCare?s roots in the Pacific Northwest go back to 1882, with the founding of Tacoma?s first hospital.
Over the years, we?ve grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.
Today, our comprehensive system of health includes more than 300 primary, urgent, pediatric and specialty care locations across Washington, Idaho and Oregon, as well as 12 hospitals . We welcome patients from the entire Pacific Northwest region and our 20,000-plus team members ? including employees, providers and volunteers ? proudly care for the communities we serve.
Without a doubt, our organization has changed over the years. But what has never changed, throughout our long history , has been our dedication to health and wellness of the people of the Pacific Northwest. Guided by our mission, vision and values, we are on continuous journey to deliver the services that our communities need, and to ensure access to those services, now and in the future.
Mission, vision and values
Our mission
Partnering for healing and a healthy future.
Our vision
MultiCare will be the Pacific Northwest?s highest value system of health.
Our values
Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. Every decision at MultiCare will be made through the prism of our values.
Respect: We embrace the infinite worth of all people, treat everyone with care and compassion, and affirm the dignity of each person with every interaction.
Integrity: We speak and act honestly, do what is right and stand firmly by our principles, no matter the circumstances.
Stewardship: We carefully and thoughtfully manage all of MultiCare?s resources ? including our most valuable resource, our people ? to continually improve our organization for the benefit of our customers and communities.
Excellence: We seek to excel in all facets of how we approach our work, how we improve ourselves and our organization, and how we care for our patients, our communities and each other.
Collaboration: We actively work with others to achieve goals, recognizing that the power of our combined efforts will exceed what we can accomplish individually.
Kindness: We will act always with generosity, consideration and concern for others, without the expectation of reward in return. We treat everyone as they would want to be treated.
Joy: We cultivate joy for our patients, families and colleagues through the active practice of gratitude. We find joy in being connected to the work we do and why we do it.
Partnering with communities
We believe healthy communities need more than health care. That?s why MultiCare joins with neighbors and local organizations to improve quality of life in every region we serve. By forging new bonds and expanding existing relationships, there?s no limit to what we can achieve for our patients and our communities when we work together.
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Our rich history
MultiCare has been caring for patients for over 140 years. Take a look back at where we came from, and how we?ve grown along with the communities we serve

Providing hope and healing for more than 100 years. MultiCare?s roots reach back to 1882, with the founding of our first hospital in Tacoma.