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                                    • #OffTheClock – Who Let the Dogs Out… on the Runway?

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                                      |Date: August 13, 2019
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                                      #OffTheClock – Who Let the Dogs Out… on the Runway?

                                      #OffTheClock – Who Let the Dogs Out… on the Runway?

                                      When it comes to his community, Reyes Carranza, IT Epic Analyst at Valley Medical Center, knows family go ...

                                      When it comes to his community, Reyes Carranza, IT Epic Analyst at Valley Medical Center, knows family goes beyond just people. “Everyone I know, their pets ARE their families,” says Reyes. For him, c ...

                                      August 13, 2019
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                                    • #OfftheClock – Lynn Jackson Red Cross Volunteering

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                                      |Date: January 08, 2019
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                                      #OfftheClock – Lynn Jackson Red Cross Volunteering

                                      #OfftheClock – Lynn Jackson Red Cross Volunteering

                                      When a disaster strikes, volunteers are the source of life for shelters, healthcare delivery, and distrib ...

                                      When a disaster strikes, volunteers are the source of life for shelters, healthcare delivery, and distribution of life-saving resources. The helping hands of volunteers are an integral part of getting ...

                                      January 08, 2019
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                                    • #OfftheClock – Champion Papillons

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                                      |Date: October 30, 2018
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                                      #OfftheClock – Champion Papillons

                                      #OfftheClock – Champion Papillons

                                      By day, Debra Sweat is part of Valley’s Health Information Management team. But when she is off the clock ...

                                      By day, Debra Sweat is part of Valley’s Health Information Management team. But when she is off the clock, Debra’s teammates are of the four-legged variety. Fifteen years ago, Debra got in to the spor ...

                                      October 30, 2018
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                                    • #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

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                                      |Date: April 25, 2018
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                                      #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

                                      #OffTheClock – Hiking, Mud Running, Skydiving, Team Building: Meet the Adventure Junkies!

                                      At Valley Medical Center, our staff embodies the mantra “work hard, play hard.” While there are many indi ...

                                      At Valley Medical Center, our staff embodies the mantra “work hard, play hard.” While there are many individual interests (a few which have been featured on this blog) there’s also an energetic group ...

                                      April 25, 2018
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                                    • Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

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                                      |Date: February 09, 2018
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                                      Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

                                      Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

                                      In November 2017, a group of Valley Medical Center surgeons and surgery staff took part in a surgical mis ...

                                      In November 2017, a group of Valley Medical Center surgeons and surgery staff took part in a surgical mission to Nepal as part of the Aloha Medical Missions program. In conjunction with dentists, gyne ...

                                      February 09, 2018
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                                    • #OfftheClock – A Hula, a Tutu, and a lot of Care

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                                      |Date: December 05, 2017
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                                      #OfftheClock – A Hula, a Tutu, and a lot of Care

                                      #OfftheClock – A Hula, a Tutu, and a lot of Care

                                      Hawaii, it's the land of aloha, of tropical breezes and pineapples, and of warm sandy beaches. It's also ...

                                      Hawaii, it's the land of aloha, of tropical breezes and pineapples, and of warm sandy beaches. It's also the place Jessica Jo Hill, physical therapist in Valley's Rehabilitation Department, called hom ...

                                      December 05, 2017
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                                    • From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

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                                      |Date: September 12, 2017
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                                      From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                      From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                      Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Me ...

                                      Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Medical Center, frequently volunteering his time to represent the hospital at community events, a ...

                                      September 12, 2017
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                                    • #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: July 18, 2017
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                                      #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      #OfftheClock – From the Clinic to the Field

                                      Monday through Thursday, Erin Peterson, DPT, can be found in Valley’s Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, working ...

                                      Monday through Thursday, Erin Peterson, DPT, can be found in Valley’s Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, working with patients to develop and implement custom rehabilitation programs. But after her regular wo ...

                                      July 18, 2017
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