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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

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                                                                |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?

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                                                                |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!

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                                                                |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

                                                                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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