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City hears MultiCare Good Samaritan development‑agreement overview; ambulance‑bay and frontage phasing emphasized
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft development agreement implementing the Good Samaritan master plan and EIS, describing a 20‑year phased buildout, 160 new licensed inpatient beds (plus shelled capacity), ambulance‑bay improvements and a customized frontage phasing plan; public hearing anticipated in Q1 2026.
Puyallup — City planning staff gave council an informational briefing Dec. 2 on a draft development agreement for MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital that would implement the hospital’s recently approved master plan and environmental impact statement.
Chris Beal of the city’s planning division outlined a multi‑phase, 20‑year buildout tied to the master plan. Beal said the project includes a new patient‑care tower with 160 licensed inpatient beds plus 30 observation beds and an additional shelled floor sized for up to 40 future inpatient beds, for a possible net increase of about 200 licensed beds at full buildout. The campus phasing includes options for parking garages, medical‑office buildings, and a central support tower.
A major focus of the draft agreement is staging public‑benefit and frontage improvements. Beal described a color‑coded phasing plan that ties curb, gutter, sidewalks and street lighting to the specific project phases rather than requiring all frontage work at once. He said the agreement would carry over ambulance‑bay improvements already conditioned in the master plan and EIS, with an immediate phase tied to the emergency‑department expansion to reduce vehicle queueing.
Beal said the city and MultiCare previously signed an MOU to accelerate permits and that the draft agreement would formalize that commitment; he referenced Senate Bill 5290 as aligning with the proposed permitting timelines. He told council staff hopes to schedule a public hearing on the development agreement in the first quarter of 2026, followed by phase‑1 permitting and construction.
Councilmembers praised the coordination with Central Pierce Fire & Rescue and said they support the phased approach to improve ambulance access and minimize service disruption. No council action was requested at the Dec. 2 meeting; staff will return with a public‑hearing date if council agrees to proceed.
