MultiCare Announces Grand Opening of 10,000-Square-Foot Emergency Room

It's a busy place and the wait to see a doctor can be long if you go to the emergency department at Yakima's Multicare Yakima Memorial but help is on the way later this year.

A GRAND OPENING SOON

MultiCare Health System built the new 10,000 square foot emergency room on two acres of property at Adelyn Way and Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap to serve patients in Yakima Valley. The new facility is set for a grand opening event on Saturday, November 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

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ONE OF THE BUSIEST DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE

The need is great as officials at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital say the emergency department is "one of the busiest emergency departments in the state." How busy is the department? A news release says in 2023 nearly 87,000 people visited the hospital emergency department.

MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE REGION

They say it's clear there's a huge need in the region.
“There’s a critical need for more emergency medical services in the Yakima Valley,” says Tammy Buyok, president of MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital. “We believe this new neighborhood emergency department provides a sustainable way for us to meet the current and growing health care needs of the region.”

WHAT'S INSIDE?

The new emergency department includes 10 patient rooms along with "on-site radiology services, including X-ray, ultrasound and CT scans; and laboratory services."
Unlike the current situation officials say when the new emergency department opens patients can expect short wait times and medical experts to handle a variety of common injuries to heart attacks and strokes.

ANOTHER EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE

A press release says this will be MultiCare’s sixth neighborhood emergency department in Washington state through a partnership with Texas-based Emerus Holding Inc. Emerus is a leader in developing and operating small-format hospitals and acute-care facilities.