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                                    • Knitting for a Cause: A Gift of Warmth and Hope

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                                      |Date: April 16, 2025
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                                      Knitting for a Cause: A Gift of Warmth and Hope

                                      Knitting for a Cause: A Gift of Warmth and Hope

                                      For Shirley Apeland, a single knitted hat carried warmth far beyond its stitches. During her own cancer t ...

                                      For Shirley Apeland, a single knitted hat carried warmth far beyond its stitches. During her own cancer treatment 10 years ago, losing her hair was one of the hardest challenges she faced. But when sh ...

                                      April 16, 2025
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                                    • TeamBirth Initiative Launches at Valley with Goal to Improve Safety and Quality Outcomes

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                                      |Date: May 17, 2024
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                                      TeamBirth Initiative Launches at Valley with Goal to Improve Safety and Quality Outcomes

                                      TeamBirth Initiative Launches at Valley with Goal to Improve Safety and Quality Outcomes

                                      Valley is working to address maternal health disparities and improve outcomes by facilitating collaborati ...

                                      Valley is working to address maternal health disparities and improve outcomes by facilitating collaboration between patients and caregivers in the TeamBirth initiative. What is TeamBirth? TeamBirth wa ...

                                      May 17, 2024
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                                    • Valley’s Win in Local Cord Blood Donation Competition Helps Increase Community Supply, Saves More Lives

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                                      |Date: October 11, 2022
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                                      Valley’s Win in Local Cord Blood Donation Competition Helps Increase Community Supply, Saves More Lives

                                      Valley’s Win in Local Cord Blood Donation Competition Helps Increase Community Supply, Saves More Lives

                                      Umbilical cord blood is a simple and safe way to make the birth of a child into someone else's second cha ...

                                      Umbilical cord blood is a simple and safe way to make the birth of a child into someone else's second chance. Cord blood contains special blood-forming cells that can be used as a life-saving transpla ...

                                      October 11, 2022
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                                    • Getting Preemie Babies Off to a Strong Start, Parents Rely on Valley’s NICU Team to Deliver Expert Care

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                                      |Date: December 26, 2018
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                                      Getting Preemie Babies Off to a Strong Start, Parents Rely on Valley’s NICU Team to Deliver Expert Care

                                      Getting Preemie Babies Off to a Strong Start, Parents Rely on Valley’s NICU Team to Deliver Expert Care

                                      Feeling poorly one morning shortly before a regular check-up with her obstetrician, Carly’s doctor advise ...

                                      Feeling poorly one morning shortly before a regular check-up with her obstetrician, Carly’s doctor advised her to come in to the hospital just to be sure her pregnancy was going according to plan. Wit ...

                                      December 26, 2018
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                                    • What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

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                                      |Date: August 03, 2018
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                                      What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

                                      What Valley Does Every Day in our Community Integrates with the Global Mission of World Breastfeeding Week 2018

                                      Valley Medical Center is proud to promote World Breastfeeding Week 2018. This year’s theme is year BREAST ...

                                      Valley Medical Center is proud to promote World Breastfeeding Week 2018. This year’s theme is year BREASTFEEDING: Foundation of Life, with the following objectives: INFORM people about the links betwe ...

                                      August 03, 2018
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                                    • Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

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                                      |Date: February 01, 2017
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                                      Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

                                      Valley Receives Prestigious International Recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated Birth Facility

                                      Valley Medical Center has always prided itself on being a baby-friendly facility, but now it’s official, ...

                                      Valley Medical Center has always prided itself on being a baby-friendly facility, but now it’s official, Valley has received a prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth ...

                                      February 01, 2017
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                                    • A Decade of Deliveries at the Midwives Clinic

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: September 08, 2016
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                                      A Decade of Deliveries at the Midwives Clinic

                                      A Decade of Deliveries at the Midwives Clinic

                                      Childbirth is hard work so it’s rather fitting that on Labor Day, ten years ago, Valley Medical Center’s ...

                                      Childbirth is hard work so it’s rather fitting that on Labor Day, ten years ago, Valley Medical Center’s Midwives Clinic first opened its doors, joining the hospital’s array of existing obstetric serv ...

                                      September 08, 2016
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                                    • Welcome Birth Center Residents!

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: September 01, 2016
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                                      Welcome Birth Center Residents!

                                      Welcome Birth Center Residents!

                                      We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new Birth Center resident nurses Nicole McCartney, Karin Rottma ...

                                      We’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new Birth Center resident nurses Nicole McCartney, Karin Rottman, Jeunesse Calsado, and Lauren Perala (pictured, left to right). These ladies are all licensed ...

                                      September 01, 2016
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                                    • Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

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                                      |Date: August 05, 2016
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                                      Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

                                      Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

                                      Our Midwives Clinic is turning 10! Join our celebration on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the H ...

                                      Our Midwives Clinic is turning 10! Join our celebration on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hospital's 2nd and 3rd floor lobbies. This FREE event is open to all ages: Reconnect with and me ...

                                      August 05, 2016
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                                    • Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: July 14, 2016
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                                      Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Preparation Starts with Learning about Breastfeeding during Pregnancy

                                      As a new parent, one of the first decisions you will need to make is how to feed your baby. The team at V ...

                                      As a new parent, one of the first decisions you will need to make is how to feed your baby. The team at Valley Medical Center is here to assist parents with making an informed decision, which best mee ...

                                      July 14, 2016
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