5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (591+ words) The leader of Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System told The News Tribune on Tuesday the not-for-profit network is cutting 138 positions. Of those, 83 cuts came down last week, affecting employees and providers at four MultiCare clinics in the Spokane area. The rest…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (275+ words) Check your diaper bag. A popular baby gear manufacturer has recalled a teething toy sold in stores nationwide, including in Washington state. Skip Hop recalled a “Sesame Street”-themed teether because it poses a “risk of serious injury or death…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (366+ words) On Thursday, other healthcare workers at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup and I sat down with MultiCare executives in yet another attempt to reach a new contract for nurses and essential healthcare workers. I couldn’t say which session this was,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (224+ words) Another common fridge item has been recalled. The possible contamination isn’t cyclospora, salmonella, E. coli or glass, like other recalls this summer. Hodo brand Chili Crisp Lightly Fried Tofu may contain ink. Here’s what to know Hodo, Inc. based in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (325+ words) Doughnuts that triggered to an allergic reaction were sold in stores across the nation, prompting a recall. A Nevada-based bakery recalled a batch of miniature doughnuts because “the product may contain undeclared milk,” according to a company announcement shared by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (159+ words) Potentially contaminated rice was sold at stores in Washington state, according to an update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 13-state recall affects more than 27,000 packages of organic white rice due to “potential contamination with foreign materials,” the FDA…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) With all the talk of freedom in this country, I would like to focus on a basic freedom: The freedom to eat food without fear that the food we eat will cause explosive diarrhea or contain metal particles or unmarked…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (273+ words) A registered nurse is seeking class-action status of her lawsuit filed in August against Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System. An attorney for Sylvia Marin filed the complaint Aug. 10 in Pierce County Superior Court, contending the health system “has engaged in a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (240+ words) MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Outpatient Center at the hospital’s Tacoma campus opened its expansion to patients Tuesday. An email from the hospital’s media representative Tuesday said: “The expansion brings essential ambulatory services closer to home for local families; and marks…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1783+ words) Kimiko Jackson was tired. Jackson, 46, stood outside the Northwest ICE Processing Center, formerly known as the Northwest Detention Center, on Aug. 11. She held her 5-month-old child Cristiano on her side. Cristiano’s wide eyes peered through the wire fence and to…...