Media Resources

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network’s media relations team serves as the liaison between the hospital and the media. Policy requires that all press inquiries route through media relations, and that onsite media is escorted by a PR representative.

Read our policies for releasing patient information.

Facts about Mary Bridge Children’s

Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network was established in 1955 to serve the children of the South Puget Sound region. Mary Bridge Children’s is the only pediatric hospital in the South Sound and is Washington state’s designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. In addition to a hospital providing inpatient care, Mary Bridge Children’s comprehensive regional network of health services for children includes primary care, urgent care, emergency services and convenient outpatient specialty centers.

          250,000 – New hospital square footage.

         100,000 – Kids served annually, from Kitsap to Grays Harbor County. 

          82 – Licensed beds.

          60% – Portion of Mary Bridge Children’s families utilizing Medicaid.

Our new hospital

Mary Bridge Children’s is undergoing a once-in-a-generation hospital expansion to bring Tacoma a new world-class pediatric medical campus.

Learn more about our new hospital.

Media interested in progress to date are welcome to schedule a tour. Construction site visitors must wear construction personal protective equipment in addition to closed toe leather shoes, pants, and a sleeved shirt.

News Releases

Read the latest press releases and announcements about the new Mary Bridge Children’s Tacoma campus expansion.

• The MolinaCares Accord Donates $50,000 in Support of Construction of a New Children’s Hospital in the South Sound (September 2024)
• MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital recipient of $1M grant from Umpqua Bank and the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation for new pediatric hospital in Tacoma (July 2024)
• Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital updates plans, renderings for new Tacoma campus (August 2022)
• Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital releases renderings of new standalone hospital building, construction to begin early 2022 (July 2021)
• Mary Bridge Brigade celebrates 100 years, donates $10 million for new Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital building (April 2021)
• New era of child-focused care for South Sound families (July 2020)

External News

Review external stories and project partner announcements about the project.

• The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County’s Healthy Wins, (South Sound Business, December 2024)
• New children’s hospital to open in Tacoma in 2026 (KING 5, October 2024)
• Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital On Track To Open In 2026 In Tacoma, Washington (HealthCare Design, October 2024)
• Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital tops out at Tacoma campus (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, May 2024)

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