MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital is a mission-driven, nonprofit community hospital that has served Central Washington since 1950. It is the only level 3 adult and pediatric trauma center in its three-county area, with an emergency department serving nearly 86,000 visits in a recent year, totaling more than 230 patients per day, and among the highest proportions of Medicaid patients in the state. The hospital earned the Washington State Hospital Association’s “Achieving Best Care” recognition for back-to-back years for improving patient safety in priority areas including infections, falls, surgical complications and venous thromboembolism. It launched a multi-phase, three-year renovation in July 2025 to modernize patient rooms and waiting areas while remaining fully operational. MultiCare Orthopedics Northwest in Yakima highlighted the use of ARVIS, an augmented reality wearable guidance tool providing real-time alignment and implant positioning information during knee replacement surgery. The hospital’s annual Fiesta de Salud event has delivered free preventive services to more than 4,000 community members, including blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol screenings, vision exams and vaccines, supported by more than 60 community partners. Yakima Memorial also partnered with a major hop farm to host onsite health fairs for workers using portable point-of-care testing and bilingual screening.
