Since 2000, Trauma Trust members ensure quality trauma care is available
for our community, in our community.

Trauma Trust, a non-profit 501(c)3, is a pioneering healthcare collaboration established in 1998, strategically uniting MultiCare Health System, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (then CHI), Madigan Army Medical Center, and Pierce County Medical Society in providing trauma care for our community.

These leaders took an innovative approach to trauma services in Pierce County.

VMFH St. Joseph Medical Center and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital rotated trauma care every other day. This partnership enabled care teams to provide 24/7 services to community members with life-threatening injuries. Each location developed robust programs and earned independent designation.

The organization evolved over time, from professional services and management to include education, prevention, and becoming a catalyst for innovation, community engagement, and strategic collaboration.

In November 2024, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) and MultiCare announced the expansion of Level II trauma services in Pierce County, which are now offered at St. Joseph Medical Center and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, and continuing at Madigan Army Medical Center 24/7, 365 days a year to ensure timely, specialized care for life-threatening injuries in our region.

Madigan, St. Joseph Medical Center and Tacoma General Hospital are Washington State – designated Level II trauma centers providing advanced trauma, critical care and emergency general surgery services for Tacoma, the Washington State West Trauma Region and beyond.

Trauma Trust also provided trauma education for professionals and injury prevention education for the public.