MultiCare awarded $1.5M grant

TACOMA — MultiCare Health System has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to boost care for sexual assault survivors.

The funds, provided by the Health Resources & Services Administration, will support the creation of a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training program to enhance care for victims seeking emergency medical services.

MultiCare operates four facilities in the West Plains, including MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care, MultiCare Occupational Medicine and MultiCare Rockwood Clinic–Primary Care in both Airway Heights and Cheney.

The goa...