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                                    • Valley Eats – Green Smoothies

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                                      |Date: March 13, 2024
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                                      Valley Eats – Green Smoothies

                                      Valley Eats – Green Smoothies

                                      This cool and refreshing smoothie is a great treat on a sunny spring day! Step 1: Liquid1 cup unsweetened ...

                                      This cool and refreshing smoothie is a great treat on a sunny spring day! Step 1: Liquid1 cup unsweetened soy/almond milk or coconut water Step 2: Greens1 – 2 handfuls baby kale, spinach, bo ...

                                      March 13, 2024
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                                    • Reignited: Looking Forward to 2024 with Valley’s CEO, Jeannine Erickson Grinnell [Podcast Transcript]

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                                      |Date: January 19, 2024
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                                      Reignited: Looking Forward to 2024 with Valley’s CEO, Jeannine Erickson Grinnell [Podcast Transcript]

                                      INTRO: Welcome to “We Are Valley,” a podcast by Valley Medical Center, located in Renton WA. “We Are Vall ...

                                      INTRO: Welcome to “We Are Valley,” a podcast by Valley Medical Center, located in Renton WA. “We Are Valley” is dedicated to providing you bite-sized advice to improve your health and well-being and k ...

                                      January 19, 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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                                    • Tender, Swollen Joints? Evaluating and Treating Early May Prevent Long-Term Debilitating Damage

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                                      |Date: March 28, 2023
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                                      Tender, Swollen Joints? Evaluating and Treating Early May Prevent Long-Term Debilitating Damage

                                      Tender, Swollen Joints? Evaluating and Treating Early May Prevent Long-Term Debilitating Damage

                                      There’s a misconception that inflammatory conditions affect mostly older patients, but they often impact ...

                                      There’s a misconception that inflammatory conditions affect mostly older patients, but they often impact much younger people—in their 20s and 30s. By catching inflammation of the joints early, rheumat ...

                                      March 28, 2023
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                                    • Check Out Valley’s New Physicians

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                                      |Date: October 14, 2022
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                                      Check Out Valley’s New Physicians

                                      Check Out Valley’s New Physicians

                                      Click each provider’s name to learn more about how they might join you on your health journey! Yuriy Golu ...

                                      Click each provider’s name to learn more about how they might join you on your health journey! Yuriy Golub, DOFairwood Primary Care Tajana Kundacina, DOValley Women's Healthcare Clinic Kevin Luk, MD, ...

                                      October 14, 2022
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                                    • Join Us!—Harnessing Hope to Reignite Your Glow, Oct. 19, 6 – 8 PM, Virtual Fundraising Event

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                                      |Date: August 22, 2022
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                                      Join Us!—Harnessing Hope to Reignite Your Glow, Oct. 19, 6 – 8 PM, Virtual Fundraising Event

                                      Join Us!—Harnessing Hope to Reignite Your Glow, Oct. 19, 6 – 8 PM, Virtual Fundraising Event

                                      For 75 years, Valley has cared for our community like family. On Oct. 19, 2022, we are excited to celebra ...

                                      For 75 years, Valley has cared for our community like family. On Oct. 19, 2022, we are excited to celebrate our milestone anniversary by hosting a virtual event to honor the remarkable care provided t ...

                                      August 22, 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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                                    • Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

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                                      |Date: May 25, 2022
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                                      Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

                                      Monkeypox Update—It’s Rare and Not Easily Spread, But Here’s What to Watch For

                                      A lot of news is circulating right now about a disease called monkeypox. We asked Mike Hori, MD, VMC infe ...

                                      A lot of news is circulating right now about a disease called monkeypox. We asked Mike Hori, MD, VMC infectious disease specialist, to share some basic facts to learn more and reduce concerns that you ...

                                      May 25, 2022
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                                    • A Conversation with Jeannine

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: April 11, 2022
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                                      A Conversation with Jeannine

                                      A Conversation with Jeannine

                                      We can’t think of a better way to wrap up Women's History Month 2022 than to sit down and have a conversa ...

                                      We can’t think of a better way to wrap up Women's History Month 2022 than to sit down and have a conversation with Valley Medical Center’s first female CEO, Jeannine Erickson Grinnell. Join Dawn Gray, ...

                                      April 11, 2022
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                                    • “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

                                      Posted by Valley Communications
                                      |Date: November 10, 2020
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                                      “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

                                      “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

                                      Waking up at 9 AM on August 31, Rick noticed he couldn’t move his right arm because it felt “asleep.” Usi ...

                                      Waking up at 9 AM on August 31, Rick noticed he couldn’t move his right arm because it felt “asleep.” Using his left arm, he picked up his right arm to shake it and get the blood flowing, but that did ...

                                      November 10, 2020
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