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                                    • 3 Cs of Telehealth

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                                      |Date: May 15, 2024
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                                      3 Cs of Telehealth

                                      3 Cs of Telehealth

                                      Telehealth appointments were made available by many of our clinics at Valley in 2020, during the early da ...

                                      Telehealth appointments were made available by many of our clinics at Valley in 2020, during the early days of the pandemic, to give patients social distancing options. Four years later, this virtual ...

                                      May 15, 2024
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                                    • ALERT: Longer Wait Times in Emergency Department, Urgent Care Clinics Due to Increased Respiratory Virus Cases

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                                      |Date: January 10, 2024
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                                      ALERT: Longer Wait Times in Emergency Department, Urgent Care Clinics Due to Increased Respiratory Virus Cases

                                      ALERT: Longer Wait Times in Emergency Department, Urgent Care Clinics Due to Increased Respiratory Virus Cases

                                      Valley Medical Center is experiencing higher than usual numbers of patients at our hospital and clinics d ...

                                      Valley Medical Center is experiencing higher than usual numbers of patients at our hospital and clinics due to respiratory illnesses in our community. This is causing longer wait times in our Emergenc ...

                                      January 10, 2024
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                                    • Understanding Urgent Care Telehealth Visits

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: December 05, 2023
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                                      Understanding Urgent Care Telehealth Visits

                                      Understanding Urgent Care Telehealth Visits

                                      Did you know that you can use telehealth for some urgent care appointments? In the video below, urgent ca ...

                                      Did you know that you can use telehealth for some urgent care appointments? In the video below, urgent care provider Veronica Hicks, PA-C, shares her insights on what conditions are best suited for te ...

                                      December 05, 2023
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                                    • 6 Things You May Not Know You Can Do with MyChart

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                                      |Date: September 07, 2023
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                                      6 Things You May Not Know You Can Do with MyChart

                                      6 Things You May Not Know You Can Do with MyChart

                                      If you're a MyChart user*, you likely have utilized the app for appointment reminders, to review after vi ...

                                      If you're a MyChart user*, you likely have utilized the app for appointment reminders, to review after visit summaries, to participate in telehealth appointments with your care team, and to view or pa ...

                                      September 07, 2023
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                                    • The Severe vs. Mild-to-Moderate Test: How to Decide the Best Place for Immediate or Same-Day Healthcare

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                                      |Date: March 16, 2023
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                                      The Severe vs. Mild-to-Moderate Test: How to Decide the Best Place for Immediate or Same-Day Healthcare

                                      The Severe vs. Mild-to-Moderate Test: How to Decide the Best Place for Immediate or Same-Day Healthcare

                                      How do you decide what type of care you need when you have the choice to go to your primary care provider ...

                                      How do you decide what type of care you need when you have the choice to go to your primary care provider, urgent care clinic or the emergency department? Associate Medical Director for Valley’s Urgen ...

                                      March 16, 2023
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                                    • Long Wait Times in the ER and Urgent Care: How to Know Where to Go to Get the Care You Need & Stay Healthier

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                                      |Date: November 07, 2022
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                                      Long Wait Times in the ER and Urgent Care: How to Know Where to Go to Get the Care You Need & Stay Healthier

                                      Long Wait Times in the ER and Urgent Care: How to Know Where to Go to Get the Care You Need & Stay Healthier

                                      Like many hospitals across the area and across the country, Valley has an extremely high number of patien ...

                                      Like many hospitals across the area and across the country, Valley has an extremely high number of patients, in part because of growing numbers of respiratory illness including COVID, flu and RSV. We ...

                                      November 07, 2022
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                                    • Get the Care You Need, When You Need It, Without Paying More Than You Need To

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: August 09, 2022
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                                      Get the Care You Need, When You Need It, Without Paying More Than You Need To

                                      Get the Care You Need, When You Need It, Without Paying More Than You Need To

                                      The basic levels of medical careValley Medical Center and its clinic network offer four levels of medical ...

                                      The basic levels of medical careValley Medical Center and its clinic network offer four levels of medical care to our community: primary, urgent, specialty and emergency. As the level of care rises, g ...

                                      August 09, 2022
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                                    • Quick Care vs. Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care – Where Should I Go?

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: August 08, 2018
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                                      Quick Care vs. Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care – Where Should I Go?

                                      Quick Care vs. Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care – Where Should I Go?

                                      When the Unexpected Happens, Should You Go to Quick Care, Urgent Care or the Emergency Room? It hurts. It ...

                                      When the Unexpected Happens, Should You Go to Quick Care, Urgent Care or the Emergency Room? It hurts. It itches. It’s swollen. It’s after hours. Use the list below to help guide your decision on wher ...

                                      August 08, 2018
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                                    • If You’re 65 and Up, You’re at a Higher Risk for Flu Complications – What to Do? Get Your Flu Shot!

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: September 27, 2016
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                                      If You’re 65 and Up, You’re at a Higher Risk for Flu Complications – What to Do? Get Your Flu Shot!

                                      If You’re 65 and Up, You’re at a Higher Risk for Flu Complications – What to Do? Get Your Flu Shot!

                                      High dose vaccine is recommended for people 65 and older and contains four times the amount of antigen as ...

                                      High dose vaccine is recommended for people 65 and older and contains four times the amount of antigen as the regular flu shot. The CDC says the high dose vaccine is associated with a stronger immune ...

                                      September 27, 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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