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                                    • Welcome to Valley! Eight New Providers Join Valley’s Clinic Network

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                                      |Date: September 12, 2024
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                                      Welcome to Valley! Eight New Providers Join Valley’s Clinic Network

                                      Welcome to Valley! Eight New Providers Join Valley’s Clinic Network

                                      Natalie Ervin, ARNP, Lake Sawyer Clinic Natalie has more than a decade of experience working in multiple ...

                                      Natalie Ervin, ARNP, Lake Sawyer Clinic Natalie has more than a decade of experience working in multiple specialties. Recently she practiced in a busy family practice clinic where she cared for patien ...

                                      September 12, 2024
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                                    • Valley Welcomes a New Midwife + Physicians Specializing in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine & Vascular Surgery

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                                      |Date: December 15, 2021
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                                      Valley Welcomes a New Midwife + Physicians Specializing in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine & Vascular Surgery

                                      Valley Welcomes a New Midwife + Physicians Specializing in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine & Vascular Surgery

                                      Michelle E. Farber, ARNP, CNM, MidwiferyValley Women's Healthcare ClinicMichelle Farber enjoys providing ...

                                      Michelle E. Farber, ARNP, CNM, MidwiferyValley Women's Healthcare ClinicMichelle Farber enjoys providing reproductive health and birth care for people from menarche to menopause and beyond, with a pas ...

                                      December 15, 2021
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                                    • Benefits of Birth with Valley Family Medicine

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                                      |Date: June 16, 2021
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                                      Benefits of Birth with Valley Family Medicine

                                      Benefits of Birth with Valley Family Medicine

                                      https://www.youtube.com/embed/lx9O3gc6uHo Personalized Care for Pregnancy, Delivery and Beyond—Get to Kno ...

                                      https://www.youtube.com/embed/lx9O3gc6uHo Personalized Care for Pregnancy, Delivery and Beyond—Get to Know Valley Family Medicine  Valley Family Medicine is Valley Medical Center’s family medicine res ...

                                      June 16, 2021
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                                    • A New Clinic, Right Where You Need It! Kent Station Primary Care & Quick Care Clinics Opening in August

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                                      |Date: July 03, 2018
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                                      A New Clinic, Right Where You Need It! Kent Station Primary Care & Quick Care Clinics Opening in August

                                      A New Clinic, Right Where You Need It! Kent Station Primary Care & Quick Care Clinics Opening in August

                                      Need to schedule your annual wellness exam in the midst of a busy work week? Did that scratchy throat fro ...

                                      Need to schedule your annual wellness exam in the midst of a busy work week? Did that scratchy throat from Friday morning turn in to a full blown sore throat by Saturday? Valley’s newest clinic at Ken ...

                                      July 03, 2018
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                                    • Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

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                                      |Date: August 14, 2017
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                                      Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

                                      Does Your Health Need a Booster? Keep Your Vaccines Up to Date

                                      August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ag ...

                                      August is National Immunization Awareness Month! Knowing what vaccinations are recommended and at what ages is an important measure for preventive health. The charts above showcase the guidelines from ...

                                      August 14, 2017
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                                    • 30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

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                                      |Date: April 05, 2017
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                                      30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

                                      30 years of Training Remarkable Physicians – Congrats Valley Family Medicine Residency Program!

                                      Valley Family Medicine Residency program recently celebrated its thirty-year anniversary with a reunion o ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Residency program recently celebrated its thirty-year anniversary with a reunion of current and previous residents and faculty. The gathering was held on March 18, 2017 at the P ...

                                      April 05, 2017
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                                    • Highlands Clinic Opens in New Location

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                                      |Date: June 29, 2016
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                                      Highlands Clinic Opens in New Location

                                      Highlands Clinic Opens in New Location

                                      Valley Medical Center's Highlands Clinic opened in its new facility on Tuesday, June 28. In addition to f ...

                                      Valley Medical Center's Highlands Clinic opened in its new facility on Tuesday, June 28. In addition to family medicine and internal medicine primary care services, the newly enhanced clinic offers an ...

                                      June 29, 2016
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                                    • Get Screened

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: March 17, 2015
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                                      Get Screened

                                      Get Screened

                                      Why do we need routine health exams if we don’t have symptoms? We are fortunate to have preventive tests ...

                                      Why do we need routine health exams if we don’t have symptoms? We are fortunate to have preventive tests that check for the most common causes of disability and death— heart attack, stroke, type 2 dia ...

                                      March 17, 2015
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                                    • Itchy, Sneezy, Runny, Rashy, Hard to Breathe–All About Allergies

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                                      |Date: March 17, 2015
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                                      Itchy, Sneezy, Runny, Rashy, Hard to Breathe–All About Allergies

                                      Itchy, Sneezy, Runny, Rashy, Hard to Breathe–All About Allergies

                                      1. What are allergies? Allergies are abnormal immune system reactions to things that are usually harmless ...

                                      1. What are allergies? Allergies are abnormal immune system reactions to things that are usually harmless to most people. Substances that cause allergic reactions, such as certain foods, dust, plant p ...

                                      March 17, 2015
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                                    • What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

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                                      |Date: January 17, 2015
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                                      What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

                                      What You Need to Know About Measles and Getting Vaccinated

                                      If you’ve paying attention to the news lately, vaccinations—and more specifically measles—have certainly ...

                                      If you’ve paying attention to the news lately, vaccinations—and more specifically measles—have certainly been in the forefront of the discussion. Following a recent confirmed case of measles in King C ...

                                      January 17, 2015
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