Local Hospitals
Good Samaritan Hospital
848-6661 (Main number)
Take a left from Garfield Street onto Pacific Avenue. Follow the street about ten blocks; turn right onto Highway 512 East. Continue on this highway until you come to the exit that is marked "Meridian." Turn right onto Meridian. Take a left at 14th Street. The hospital will be two blocks up on the east side of the street.
St. Clare's Hospital www.fhshealth.org
588-1711 (Main number)
581-6400 (Emergency number)
Take a left from Garfield Street onto Pacific Avenue. Follow the street about ten blocks; turn right on to Highway 512 West. Eventually this highway will merge onto I-5 South. Take exit 125, turning right onto Bridgeport Way. Follow Bridgeport Way for about a mile and a half; the hospital will be on the right.
St. Joseph's Hospital www.fhshealth.org
627-4101 (Main number)
591-6660 (Emergency number)
Take a left from Garfield Street onto Pacific Avenue. Follow the street about ten blocks; turn right onto Highway 512 West. Eventually this highway will merge onto I-5 North. Take the Gig Harbor/Bremerton exit. From there, take the Sprague exit (the first exit off this roadway). Follow Sprague until 19th Street; take a right on "J" Street. The hospital is between "I" and "J" Streets.
Tacoma General Hospital www.multicare.org
552-1000 (Main number)
Take a left from Garfield Street onto Pacific Avenue. Follow the street about ten blocks; turn right onto Highway 512 West. Eventually this highway will merge onto I-5 North. Take the City Center exit, which leads to the Schuster Parkway exit. Follow Schuster Parkway to the Stadium exit; take a right at the stoplight. Take a left onto Division; follow Division Street up about ten blocks to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The hospital will be on the left.
Prescription Need Filling?
Walgreens www.walgreens.com
535-9302 (Pharmacy)
535-0335 (Main number)
Located on the corner of 121st Street and Pacific Avenue. This is a mere three blocks from PLU. Follow Garfield Street up to Pacific Avenue and turn left. The drug store will be on your immediate right. There is a drive-through service available. They are open Monday thru Friday, 9am-10pm, Saturday 9am-7pm, and Sunday 10am-6pm.
Rite Aid www.riteaid.com
531-6533 (Main number)
9830 Pacific Avenue
Turn left onto Pacific Ave. and continue for approx. 1.5 miles. Rite Aid will be on your left.
Long's Drugs www.longs.com
472-7488 (Pharmacy)
472-7485 (Main number)
7901 South Hosmer Street
Take a left from Garfield Street onto Pacific Avenue. Turn right onto 108th St. South. Take the WA-512 west ramp towards McChord AFB/(I-5). Merge onto WA-512 W. Take the I-5 North exit towards Tacoma/Seattle. Merge onto I-5 N. Take the exit number 128, towards South 84 St. Turn left onto S Hosmer St. Total distance is approx. 5.2 miles.
Fred Meyer www.fredmeyer.com
475-1994 (Pharmacy)
475-6040 (Customer Service)
7250 Pacific Ave.
Take a left, from Garfield Street, onto Pacific Avenue. Follow Pacific Avenue for approx. 5 miles. Fred Meyer will be on the left across from a McDonalds.
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