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                                    • Serving as a Volunteer Health Coach is Like Being a Patient’s Magic Wand for Improved Health

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                                      |Date: July 23, 2019
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                                      Serving as a Volunteer Health Coach is Like Being a Patient’s Magic Wand for Improved Health

                                      Serving as a Volunteer Health Coach is Like Being a Patient’s Magic Wand for Improved Health

                                      When a patient was asked, “If you had a magic wand that could give you one thing, anything, that would he ...

                                      When a patient was asked, “If you had a magic wand that could give you one thing, anything, that would help you to improve your health what would you ask for?” Surprisingly he responded, “I wish I had ...

                                      July 23, 2019
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                                    • Cancer Services Team Offered an Array of Awareness and Screening Events in 2018

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                                      |Date: December 29, 2018
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                                      Cancer Services Team Offered an Array of Awareness and Screening Events in 2018

                                      Cancer Services Team Offered an Array of Awareness and Screening Events in 2018

                                      Valley Medical Center's Cancer Services department is an active community participant, providing educatio ...

                                      Valley Medical Center's Cancer Services department is an active community participant, providing education and screening events for healthy living throughout the hospital district. It’s been quite a y ...

                                      December 29, 2018
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                                    • The Friend’s Project, a New Free Resource Hosted by Children’s Therapy

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                                      |Date: July 27, 2018
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                                      The Friend’s Project, a New Free Resource Hosted by Children’s Therapy

                                      The Friend’s Project, a New Free Resource Hosted by Children’s Therapy

                                      One of Children’s Therapy’s amazing parents, Natalie Eslinger, is the mother of two of our long-standing ...

                                      One of Children’s Therapy’s amazing parents, Natalie Eslinger, is the mother of two of our long-standing patients. Last May, she started a non-profit called The Friends Project whose mission is to cre ...

                                      July 27, 2018
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                                    • VMC & RTC Team Up for Innovative Community Health Program

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                                      |Date: June 05, 2018
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                                      VMC & RTC Team Up for Innovative Community Health Program

                                      VMC & RTC Team Up for Innovative Community Health Program

                                      Valley Medical Center's new Health Coach program is set to launch in Fall 2018. This pilot program, in co ...

                                      Valley Medical Center's new Health Coach program is set to launch in Fall 2018. This pilot program, in collaboration with Renton Technical College, offers an 11-week course where participants will obt ...

                                      June 05, 2018
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                                    • Valley Girls and Guys! Generous Gift Helps Bring World-Class Cancer Care to South King County

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                                      |Date: April 20, 2018
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                                      Valley Girls and Guys! Generous Gift Helps Bring World-Class Cancer Care to South King County

                                      Valley Girls and Guys! Generous Gift Helps Bring World-Class Cancer Care to South King County

                                      It takes a village to support a thriving community. That collaborative vision took flight on April 16 whe ...

                                      It takes a village to support a thriving community. That collaborative vision took flight on April 16 when Valley Girls & Guys! board members presented a generous check for $500,000 to Valley’s Bo ...

                                      April 20, 2018
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                                    • Meet #OutreachAllStar, Major Naira Montero, RN

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                                      |Date: May 25, 2017
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                                      Meet #OutreachAllStar, Major Naira Montero, RN

                                      Meet #OutreachAllStar, Major Naira Montero, RN

                                      As we celebrate our Veterans and current members of the US military this Memorial Day, we highlight one o ...

                                      As we celebrate our Veterans and current members of the US military this Memorial Day, we highlight one of Valley Medical Center's own, Army Reserves Major Naira Montero, RN, a member of Valley's Nurs ...

                                      May 25, 2017
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                                    • #OutreachAllStars – Meet Trevor Lanz, MSN, RN

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                                      |Date: April 10, 2017
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                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Trevor Lanz, MSN, RN

                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Trevor Lanz, MSN, RN

                                      Trevor Lanz, RN, MSN, Assistant Nurse Manager, General Medicine, is a valued member of Valley Medical Cen ...

                                      Trevor Lanz, RN, MSN, Assistant Nurse Manager, General Medicine, is a valued member of Valley Medical Center’s community outreach volunteer team. In his six years at Valley, Trevor has provided nursin ...

                                      April 10, 2017
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                                    • #OutreachAllStars – Meet Heather Lewis

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                                      |Date: January 10, 2017
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                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Heather Lewis

                                      #OutreachAllStars – Meet Heather Lewis

                                      “Sometimes, for an individual, finding a physician or clinic is about meeting someone you relate to,” say ...

                                      “Sometimes, for an individual, finding a physician or clinic is about meeting someone you relate to,” says Heather Lewis on why she volunteers outside or her normal job duties with Valley Medical Cent ...

                                      January 10, 2017
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                                    • Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

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                                      |Date: September 16, 2016
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                                      Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

                                      Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

                                      On September 15, twenty-one volunteers from Valley's Emergency Department scooped, bagged, and packed 2,8 ...

                                      On September 15, twenty-one volunteers from Valley's Emergency Department scooped, bagged, and packed 2,800 pounds of beans during a day of service at Northwest Harvest. The beans, which will be shipp ...

                                      September 16, 2016
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