RELOCATION GUIDE - ChooseYakimaValley.com

1 Welcome 2 Community Stats 3 Foundation for a Healthy Yakima 4 Your Backyard Playground 5 The Health of the valley 6 Recreation & Activities 8 Your Home for Arts & Culture 10 Treating Brains and Minds 11 Serving CommunitiesThrough Health 12 Economic Snapshot 13A Place to Call Home 14 Your Educational Utopia 16 Your Destination for Sports 17 Events 18 ContentsRELOCATION GUIDEWELCOME TO THE YAKIMA valley !Sit back, relax, and discover a sampling of valley Life. In Yakima County you will enjoy four seasons, great weather, plenty of scenic vistas, and numerous outdoor amenities. These natural assets are complemented by a robust job market, strong growth industries, enviable housing options, wellsprings of cultural diversity, and growing educational opportunities for you and your ll find a welcoming community where you can shape the world around you and have a role in building the community in which you want to live.

2 Residents of this valley make an impact each and every day. Whether you re interested in having an active role in the continued growth of the valley , or yearn for a more private lifestyle surrounded by rolling hills and a peaceful environment, we welcome you to our little corner of the courtesy of: City of Yakima Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce SOZO Sports Thane Phelan Yakima Sports Commission Yakima valley Tourism Image West Photography10 North 9th Street, Yakima WA, 98901(509) 575-1140 ARE OVER IN YAKIMA COUNTY3 Median Home Cost$192,200of the County population lives within a 20-minute drive of downtown YakimaYAKIMA COUNTY S COST OF LIVING IS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE NORTHWESTThe city of Yakima, the tenth largest city in Washington State, contains over 35% of the population.

3 Seattle, Spokane, and Portland are all within a three-hour drive from Yakima. Yakima is served by bus, air, and 250 CHURCHES250,900 Yakima County93,410 City of Yakima Median Age Household Size$20,887 Per Capita Income$45,828 Median Household Income $62,121 Average Household Income0% Personal Income Tax0% Corporate Income Tax to Sales TaxPOPULATION 2016 INCOMETA X E SLABOR FORCE 2016 Average Commute Time: 20 MINSCost of Living Indexthan larger metropolitan areas! of the National Average122,052 Labor Unemployment$42,009 Average Wage Average High Average HighBrought to you by Moriet MiketaBroker / Realtor50% or LatinoWhiteAmerican IndianAsian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific IslanderAfrican American 10-20% LOWERY akima s cost of living isWINTERSUMMERANNUAL Sunshine 300As the healthcare industry evolves, memorial continues to build upon its history of partnership and collaboration to shape models of care for the future.

4 In an effort to better serve our community, in 2016 Yakima valley memorial hospital and its affiliates partnered with Virginia Mason Health System to become Virginia Mason memorial . Founded more than 60 years ago as a small community hospital , Virginia Mason memorial has evolved through innovation and teamwork into the healthcare system of choice in the Yakima valley . Our mission and vision are to achieve health with you in new ways and to create healthy communities, one person at a time, says CEO Russ Myers. Through expertise, volunteerism and philanthropy, we are committed to strengthening our community.

5 memorial envisions a future that ties better health to a stronger future for its communities, with improved social, environmental, economic and physical health. These concepts are connected to realize success, to see our communities truly thrive, we need not just one but all, Myers says. I was born at memorial hospital , and here I am years later coordinating care for our patients and employees. I m connected to this community, and I m honored to play a role at Virginia Mason memorial to improve health. Cyndi Byrne, Care CoordinatorServing this community for over 60 Mason Memorial2,800 employees130+ employed physicians300+ volunteers$38 million in direct community benefit, including charity care, community health education and services, health professional education, clinical research, and contributions to community Primary care clinics3 Convenient care clinicsNumerous specialty care clinics, including high-quality cardiac care, a continuum of cancer care, nationally-recognized home health and hospice care, and advanced services for children with special health care needs.

6 4 Virginia Mason memorial Joins Downtown CoreFebruary 1, 2017 | Yakima CountyVirginia Mason memorial purchased an 85,000-square-foot building located at 15 W. Yakima Avenue with the intent to relocate 200 employees and help create a more vibrant downtown corridor. After a year of planning and preparation, we are excited to bring our business office and other support service operations to our downtown location, said Jim Aberle, Virginia Mason memorial s chief operating officer. This new location provides us the opportunity to consolidate services and allows for future growth. The move will help free up space and parking at the hospital and at our memorial Physicians administrative building at 3800 Summitview Ave.

7 We also believe this move is good for both Virginia Mason memorial and the vitality of downtown Yakima. Tieton Drive | U R B AC K YA R D P L AYG R O U N DShare the joy of tubing down the river in the Yakima Canyon on a hot summer afternoon and witness the magical hush of a luminaria-lit December evening at the Yakima valley Arboretum. You belong in a community where world-class snowboarding, golfing, fishing, hiking, and rock climbing are all available at your family s doorstep. 5serves more than 80,000 residents of the Yakima valley . Located in the heart of Washington wine country, the hospital takes pride in providing the absolute highest standard of care with world-class services.

8 New and enhanced services: Single-port laparoscopy and general surgery State of the art MRI: one of only five hospitals in the Northwest Seven ICU beds 3D obstetrical ultrasound Cardiopulmonary services Registered dietician Full-time orthopaedic services including an anterior approach for hips and shoulders Interventional radiology Swing bed program 24-hour in-house hospitalist Hearing and speech therapy Cardiac echo services Expanded physical therapy Nephrology Inpatient dialysis Sleep disorders Neurosurgery Urology Vascular surgery Ear.

9 Nose and throat PET scan ENT Endocrinology Rheumatology Plastic/reconstructive surgery 3D mammography Respiratory therapy Athletic training New C-Section Suite Wound Care SCH Cancer Tacoma Ave | Sunnyside Community hospital & Clinics (SCH) has been serving patients in the Yakima valley for over 50 years. SCH s commitment to meeting the healthcare needs of the community is driving the hospital s growth in the region. With 18 clinics and over 100 providers, SCH is expanding the breadth of services available locally, so individuals and families can access high quality care close to home.

10 Healthy individuals and families make communities better, not only physically, but emotionally, mentally and economically, says CEO John Gallagher, who recently was named one of the nation s Top 50 Rural CEO s by Becker s hospital December, SCH also announced that they will be purchasing Toppenish Community hospital and Yakima Regional Medical Center and Cardiac Center. The SCH team is proud of the hospital s roots in the valley and optimistic about the area s future growth. For this reason, the hospital is bringing in more service lines and specialty providers to keep pace with the growth of the valley s healthcare needs.