December 21, 2021
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital earns Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation
TACOMA, Wash. — The American College of Emergency Physicians has awarded Allenmore Hospital with a bronze-level, three-year Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.
This accreditation recognizes Allenmore for elevating the level of care for seniors. Allenmore is one of only two hospitals in Washington and the only non-military hospital in the state to be awarded. There are fewer than 300 facilities in the world with this accreditation.
Benefits of this accreditation for patients include:
- Staff training and education focused on geriatric emergency medicine
- Access to mobility aids such as canes and walkers
- Coordinating care with other departments such as physical therapy and occupational therapy
- Geriatric emergency care initiatives, policies and procedures
- Easy access to food and drink 24 hours a day, seven days a week
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 40 percent of emergency department visits are from people aged 60 and older. By providing dedicated resources focusing on geriatric care, Allenmore is improving the level of care for older adults.
About MultiCare
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed health system in the state of Washington.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including MultiCare Indigo, Pulse Heart Institute and MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region.
MultiCare’s network of care includes 12 hospitals:
- MultiCare Allenmore Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, Auburn
- MultiCare Capital Medical Center, Olympia
- MultiCare Covington Medical Center, Covington
- MultiCare Deaconess Hospital, Spokane
- MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup
- Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma
- MultiCare Valley Hospital, Spokane Valley
- MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima
- Navos Behavioral Health Hospital
- Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital
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