YAKIMA, Wash.-MultiCare Health System broke ground on a new neighborhood emergency department in Union Gap on Friday, Oct. 11.
The new 10,000 square foot facility at Adelyn Way and Valley Mall Boulevard will address the needs of the community and bolster access to emergency care, according to a press release on the groundbreaking.
“Demand for emergency services in our community has outpaced Yakima Memorial’s capacity to effectively serve the many, many patients who come to our emergency department for care,” said Tammy Buyok, president of MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital.
MultiCare Emergency-Union Gap will have 10 rooms, on-site radiology services and the emergency department will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
According to MultiCare, the new facility will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and patients will be able to be seen, treated and discharged quicker than at a traditional hospital.
The new neighborhood emergency department is expected to open in late 2025.
“This new neighborhood emergency department will enhance our community’s access to high-quality health care services and address the increasing health care needs in the valley,” said Buyok.
