74-bed tower now open at Silverdale hospital
Dec 12, 2025The new tower will ease pressure in the emergency room and expand access to specialty care at St. Michael Medical Center.
Hybrid ER-urgent care opens in Port Orchard
Dec 10, 2025Virginia Mason Franciscan hopes the hybrid facility will relieve pressure on St. Anthony in Gig Harbor and St. Michael in Silverdale.
State details allegations against former Rainier Recovery owner
Dec 01, 2025In an eight-page statement, state officials accuse Jeremiah Dunlap of engaging in unethical practices during his time as CEO of Rainier Recovery.
MultiCare won’t accept some Medicare Advantage plans next year
Nov 26, 2025Almost 15,000 people in the Puget Sound region will be impacted as MultiCare focuses on HMOs instead of PPOs.
Health district laying off 22 employees
Nov 20, 2025The Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19
Key Peninsula food pantry, swamped by demand, eyes an expansion
Nov 19, 2025Key Peninsula Community Services operates a food pantry in a tiny building near Home. It’s holding a fundraiser Friday in Gig Harbor.
Government shutdown ends, but health care costs remain up in the air
Nov 17, 2025Congress reached a deal to end the government shutdown last week without addressing the future of an expiring tax subsidy that made health insurance cheaper for thousands in the West Sound. Roughly 19,900 residents in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District – which includes Gig Harbor, part of Tacoma and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas – benefited
Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County
Nov 13, 2025Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
State denies treatment provider’s license application
Nov 07, 2025Peninsula Counseling is closely linked with Rainier Recovery, and DOH alleges that Rainier’s former CEO was involved with it.
FISH, other foods banks experiencing record demand due to government shutdown
Nov 06, 2025With SNAP benefits not available and federal workers not getting paid, more people are turning to food banks like Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH.
