Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, WA
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About Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital is an acute care hospital in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 361 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is St Francis Community Hospital, about 8.1 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.72
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.22
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.41
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.01
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.24
31% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend58%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1058%
- Completed surveys1,495
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
47.17747, -122.29026
Nearby hospitals
- St Francis Community Hospital34515 9th Avenue South, Federal Way, WA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital8.1 mi
- St Joseph Medical Center1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital8.8 mi
- Multicare Auburn Medical Center202 North Division Street Plaza One, Auburn, WA · Level III traumaAcute care hospital9.5 mi
- Mary Bridge Children's Hospital317 Martin Luther King Jr W Box 5299, Tacoma, WA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital9.5 mi
- Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital315 S Mlk Jr Way, Tacoma, WA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital9.6 mi
- Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital3402 S 19th St, Tacoma, WAPsychiatric hospital10.0 mi
- St Clare Hospital11315 Bridgeport Way S W, Lakewood, WA · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital10 mi
- CHI Franciscan Rehabilitation Hospital815 S Vassault St, Tacoma, WARehabilitation hospital12 mi
- Western State Hospital9601 Steilacoom Boulevard, Lakewood, WAPsychiatric hospital13 mi
- American Lake VA Medical Center9600 Veterans Drive Southwest, Tacoma, WAVA medical center14 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital located?
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital is at 401 15th Avenue SE, Puyallup, WA 98372 in Pierce County.
Does Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 133 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital?
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date January 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Washington EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (253) 697-2102.
Would patients recommend Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,495 completed surveys), 58% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 58% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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