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                                                              • Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

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                                                                |Date: June 15, 2021
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                                                                Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

                                                                Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

                                                                Submitted by Barbara Bryant, SLP, Children’s Therapy Books are an amazing resource we can share with the ...

                                                                Submitted by Barbara Bryant, SLP, Children’s Therapy Books are an amazing resource we can share with the children (and adults!) in our lives. A good book can give you a peek into a place you have neve ...

                                                                June 15, 2021
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                                                              • Promoting Wellness and Enhanced Services for Our LGBTQ+ Community—Valley is Honored to Receive the Healthcare Equality Leader Award for the 9th Year

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                                                                |Date: September 03, 2020
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                                                                Promoting Wellness and Enhanced Services for Our LGBTQ+ Community—Valley is Honored to Receive the Healthcare Equality Leader Award for the 9th Year

                                                                Promoting Wellness and Enhanced Services for Our LGBTQ+ Community—Valley is Honored to Receive the Healthcare Equality Leader Award for the 9th Year

                                                                Valley Medical Center is proud to announce that for the ninth consecutive year, we have been awarded the ...

                                                                Valley Medical Center is proud to announce that for the ninth consecutive year, we have been awarded the LBGTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Every y ...

                                                                September 03, 2020
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                                                              • LGBTQ Health: Part 1

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                                                                |Date: June 10, 2020
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                                                                LGBTQ Health: Part 1

                                                                LGBTQ Health: Part 1

                                                                Valley Medical Center's Clinic Network is proud to have providers on the team who are experts in LBGTQ he ...

                                                                Valley Medical Center's Clinic Network is proud to have providers on the team who are experts in LBGTQ health care and social issues. Dara Jolly, MD, obstetrician & gynecologist and faculty member ...

                                                                June 10, 2020
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                                                              • Valley Celebrates Pride Month 2019

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                                                                |Date: June 06, 2019
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                                                                Valley Celebrates Pride Month 2019

                                                                Valley Celebrates Pride Month 2019

                                                                On June 5, nearly 100 Valley staff members gathered on the hospital roof to raise the Pride flag. In his ...

                                                                On June 5, nearly 100 Valley staff members gathered on the hospital roof to raise the Pride flag. In his remarks, Jeremy Wyatt, Valley's Manager of Perioperative Services and Sterile Processing, and l ...

                                                                June 06, 2019
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                                                              • Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

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                                                                |Date: February 13, 2019
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                                                                Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

                                                                Aging with Pride: Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action

                                                                Aging with Pride: IDEA is the first federally-funded project testing an exercise and problem-solving prog ...

                                                                Aging with Pride: IDEA is the first federally-funded project testing an exercise and problem-solving program designed to improve quality of life for older LGBTQ people who experience memory loss or wh ...

                                                                February 13, 2019
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                                                              • Seven Years Running, Valley Named Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality!

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                                                                |Date: March 30, 2018
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                                                                Seven Years Running, Valley Named Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality!

                                                                Seven Years Running, Valley Named Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality!

                                                                For the seventh year in a row, Valley has qualified as a Leader in the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index 20 ...

                                                                For the seventh year in a row, Valley has qualified as a Leader in the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index 2018, reflecting our ongoing commitment to promoting equitable and inclusive care for our lesbian ...

                                                                March 30, 2018
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                                                              • Valley Shows its Pride

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                                                                |Date: June 19, 2017
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                                                                Valley Shows its Pride

                                                                Valley Shows its Pride

                                                                During Pride Week, all UW Medicine hospitals will fly the Pride flag to show our support for the LGBTQ co ...

                                                                During Pride Week, all UW Medicine hospitals will fly the Pride flag to show our support for the LGBTQ communities we serve and to increase community awareness of our commitment and competency in addr ...

                                                                June 19, 2017
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                                                              • UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

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                                                                |Date: April 20, 2017
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                                                                UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

                                                                UW Medicine Hospitals named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

                                                                All four UW Medicine hospitals (including UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center) have been named 2017 Leade ...

                                                                All four UW Medicine hospitals (including UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center) have been named 2017 Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The national rec ...

                                                                April 20, 2017
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                                                              • Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

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                                                                |Date: June 26, 2016
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                                                                Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

                                                                Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

                                                                Our Valley/UW Medicine family shared a unified message of inclusivity and compassion for ALL during the S ...

                                                                Our Valley/UW Medicine family shared a unified message of inclusivity and compassion for ALL during the Seattle Pride Parade on June 26, 2016 in downtown Seattle. ...

                                                                June 26, 2016
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                                                              • UW Medicine named 2014 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 14, 2014
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                                                                UW Medicine named 2014 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

                                                                UW Medicine named 2014 Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

                                                                Annual list recognizes organizations that seek to provide equitable, inclusive care to their lesbian, gay ...

                                                                Annual list recognizes organizations that seek to provide equitable, inclusive care to their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients 10/14/2014 Seattle – All of UW Medicine’s hospitals have be ...

                                                                October 14, 2014
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