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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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                                    • Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

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                                      |Date: September 11, 2024
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                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      Respiratory Virus Season is Coming – Prepare by Making Sure Your Vaccines are Up-to-Date

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infecti ...

                                      By Mike Hori, MD, Medical Director for Valley’s Infectious Disease ClinicWinter respiratory viral infection season will soon be upon us. Many types of viruses can cause a respiratory infection ov ...

                                      September 11, 2024
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                                    • Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

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                                      |Date: May 25, 2022
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                                      Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

                                      Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

                                      A lot of news is circulating right now about a disease called monkeypox. We asked Mike Hori, MD, VMC infe ...

                                      A lot of news is circulating right now about a disease called monkeypox. We asked Mike Hori, MD, VMC infectious disease specialist, to share some basic facts to learn more and reduce concerns that you ...

                                      May 25, 2022
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                                    • Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

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                                      |Date: May 09, 2022
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                                      Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

                                      Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

                                      Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Instit ...

                                      Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Institute Megan Hill, AUDEar, Nose & Throat Kate Ziwisky, PA-CInfectious Disease Heather Bruns, C ...

                                      May 09, 2022
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                                    • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

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                                      |Date: October 18, 2016
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                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

                                      #TopDocTuesday – Meet Dr. Michael Hori, Internal Medicine

                                      Michael Hori, MD is a native of the Northwest, spending most of his youth in Tacoma. He graduated from th ...

                                      Michael Hori, MD is a native of the Northwest, spending most of his youth in Tacoma. He graduated from the University of Washington Medical School, where he also completed his Internal Medicine reside ...

                                      October 18, 2016
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