Tacoma General Hospital is the largest hospital in Tacoma, Washington. It is a level II trauma center with 391 beds and the second largest obstetrical care center in the state of Washington.[1] Tacoma General began serving patients in 1882.[2] The hospital is owned and operated by MultiCare Health System, a Tacoma-based not-for-profit integrated health organization.[3]
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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 adult intensive care unit, a 25-bed cardiac care unit, and level III neonatal intensive care unit. Tacoma General is physically attached to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, which is also run by MultiCare. Mary Bridge has 72 licensed beds and is a level II pediatric trauma center.[4]
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.[5][6][7]