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                                    • Valley Proudly Raises the Pride Flag as We Celebrate Resilience

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                                      |Date: June 07, 2022
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                                      Valley Proudly Raises the Pride Flag as We Celebrate Resilience

                                      Valley Proudly Raises the Pride Flag as We Celebrate Resilience

                                      To cheers and clapping, Valley proudly raised the Pride flag at noon on June 1. Even though the spectator ...

                                      To cheers and clapping, Valley proudly raised the Pride flag at noon on June 1. Even though the spectators remained masked, the smiles and celebratory atmosphere were evident. Speakers included Valley ...

                                      June 07, 2022
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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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                                    • Valley Shows its PRIDE with a Virtual Parade

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                                      |Date: June 16, 2020
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                                      Valley Shows its PRIDE with a Virtual Parade

                                      Valley Shows its PRIDE with a Virtual Parade

                                      COVID-19 may have cancelled our community events, but nothing can cancel our pride in our LGBTQ+ communit ...

                                      COVID-19 may have cancelled our community events, but nothing can cancel our pride in our LGBTQ+ community! We are proud to feature this virtual pride parade from clinics and departments across Valley ...

                                      June 16, 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 Medical Center Pride Flag Raising

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                                      |Date: June 20, 2016
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                                      Valley Medical Center Pride Flag Raising

                                      Valley Medical Center Pride Flag Raising

                                      Today staff at Valley—along with the other UW Medicine Hospitals—raised the Pride flag to show our suppor ...

                                      Today staff at Valley—along with the other UW Medicine Hospitals—raised the Pride flag to show our support for the LGBT communities we serve and to increase community awareness of UW Medicine’s commit ...

                                      June 20, 2016
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