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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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                                    • 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 ...

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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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