The Link has a new look. Keep an eye out, Tacoma Huskies — there's a new train on the T-Line this winter, and you'll know it when you see it: Purple, gold and 35 years bold. 💜💛🎂 Shout out to Sound Transit for keeping our city running smoothly, and to our friends at MultiCare Health System and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (the other purple train on the tracks!). We're grateful for the opportunity to connect our community in partnership with you. 🚆 #UofWA #UWTacoma #TacomaHuskies #PublicTra

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March is Women's History Month. Did you know Tacoma's first hospital was made possible by the vision and dedication of a woman named Frances Paddock? Frances had never seen Tacoma in 1881. But she heard about the new city's challenges with disease and illness and began raising money to build Tacoma's first hospital. Watch and see how her vision became an important piece of Tacoma history. | MultiCare Health System

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma is shuttering its clinic that provides gender-affirming care. MultiCare Health System claims the move to stop treating gender dysphoria comes amid mounting pressure from Trump's federal government. However, LGBTQIA advocates believe the health system is closing the doors to Pierce County residents too soon. MultiCare Health System, in a statement, explained it tried to find options to stay open, but is ultimately making what it calls an "incredibly painf