Virginia Mason Franciscan Health leads the way in high quality orthopedic care in the South Sound and Peninsula
St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, and St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor are recognized for their commitment to providing high quality orthopedic care
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TACOMA, Wash. and SEATTLE, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Several Virginia Mason Franciscan Health hospitals, including St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, St. Michael Medical Center in Silverdale, and St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, recently earned top accreditations and certifications for providing high quality orthopedic care to patients.
None of us want to see cases like that happen. We want to prevent them at all costs, said CYS Administrator Erin Moyer.
Moyer says if anything positive came out of the cases, it is the community s engagement. Moyer says reports of suspected abuse have increased by 45% since the start of the school 2020 year. If the trend continues, reports are expected to jump to more than 3,000 by this year s end. She says that s an increase of approximately more than 1,000 cases. This is an opportune time for us to really work with the community while the community is very vigilant, she added.
With two local child abuse cases getting national attention, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf says residents have wanted to be proactive with the problem. Every child deserves to be safe, she said Thursday. Every little boy and girl deserves to be safe when he or she goes to bed at night and wakes up in the morning.
In February, prosecutors filed 20 felony charges against Stephanie Angelette Duncan, 42, and her husband, Robert John Duncan, 44, of the 2700 block of Cedar Run Road.
The Duncans calculated and prolonged abuse included physical punishment, depriving the children of food, water, heat and bathroom privileges, and trying to cover up their crimes, according to prosecutors.
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