( MENAFN - PR Newswire) Agreement includes continued local governance and management, ongoing community commitment and significant capital investment in the region. TACOMA, Wash., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Overlake Medical Center & Clinics and MultiCare Health System announced today that they have signed an affiliation agreement emphasizing their joint long-term commitment to deliver the highest quality, most advanced health care to communities across Washington.
Through this agreement, Overlake and its network of clinics will comprise the new North Sound region of MultiCare's statewide network and will be the North Sound region's flagship health system. "Overlake and MultiCare have a shared commitment to transform health care in the region. This affiliation will enable both of our organizations to grow and thrive," said Jason Thompson, chair of Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Board of Trustees.
"Overlake is an exceptional organization, and this affiliation will allow us to sustain and strengthen our 64-year commitment of providing care to our community." Together, these two well-regarded health systems will work to expand local access to health care and invest in the communities they both serve. This affiliation will provide opportunities for Overlake and MultiCare to collaborate and integrate in ways that will best enable both organizations to respond to health care industry challenges and advance the quality of care they collectively provide.
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