Speaking Points:

Theresa Boyle
Sr. Vice President
Strategy & Business Development

1. We are so excited about growing our services in Covington. As a member of this

community for nearly 20 years, we have truly watched the community grow up around
us. MultiCare has a strong, vested interest in the realization of all the great planning
work done by the commission to form a truly vibrant town center. We want to make
sure the outcome of this plan fits with the intent of this planning work.

2. Our ED Project will include the latest in medical technology, and at this time 22 private
rooms. We fully expect there to a number of ambulances coming and going from our
facility. For example, at two of our existing facilities, we see a number ambulances
each day. One of our busy ED’s, located in East Pierce County, MultiCare Good
Samaritan Hospital, saw an average of over 35 ambulances per day in 2009. One of our
smaller ED’s located at Allenmore Hospital in Tacoma saw an average of 9 ambulances
in 2009.

3. ED’s do not belong in any kind of town center – they are busy, chaotic places where
every last second of time in vital. In taking a look around the State, you do not see
emergency departments in the town centers of other areas. This is because they are
not pedestrian friendly operations and do not fit with what people want in a town
center. There are no hospitals located within town centers, and in Issaquah where a
freestanding ED is located, they chose not to locate that facility in any of the
pedestrian oriented areas.

4. We urge this commission to ensure the planning work and intent of the development
of a town center is realized, and we end up with a vibrant town center full of the type
of development that fits with this vision. The stage is set in Covington to make leaps
and bounds toward a City we are all proud to be a part of. These are legacy decisions
that will have a tremendously positive impact on generations to come.

Supporting Data:
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital ED Arrival Data
Number of
AMBULANCES
/
Month Month Avg/Day
Jan-09 975 32.5
Feb-09 965 32.2
Mar-09 1025 34.2
Apr-09 1019 34.0
May-09 1067 35.6
Jun-09 1067 35.6
 Jul-09 1115 37.2
Aug-09 1083 36.1
Sep-09 1111 37.0
Oct-09 1126 37.5
Nov-09 1062 35.4
Dec-09 1100 36.7
2009 Average 35.319

ED Daily Ambulance Arrivals, Allenmore Hospital

Daily Average, Jan 2008 to date
Source: CLARITY, C1343_02 ED Monthly Statistics

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