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                                    • Vroom Gives You Free Activity Ideas for Integrating Daily Learning with Your Children

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                                      |Date: August 17, 2016
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                                      Vroom Gives You Free Activity Ideas for Integrating Daily Learning with Your Children

                                      Vroom Gives You Free Activity Ideas for Integrating Daily Learning with Your Children

                                      All parents can be brain builders with the free Vroom app! Parents can input their children's ages and re ...

                                      All parents can be brain builders with the free Vroom app! Parents can input their children's ages and receive daily texts with ideas for activities to do with their children, as well as advice for in ...

                                      August 17, 2016
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                                    • Valley Family Medicine – 200 Residents and Counting

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                                      |Date: August 16, 2016
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                                      Valley Family Medicine – 200 Residents and Counting

                                      Valley Family Medicine – 200 Residents and Counting

                                      Valley Family Medicine Celebrates 200th Graduating Resident while Honoring One of Our First Since its inc ...

                                      Valley Family Medicine Celebrates 200th Graduating Resident while Honoring One of Our First Since its inception in 1986, two hundred residents have graduated from the Valley Family Medicine residency ...

                                      August 16, 2016
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                                    • Patient Express Kiosk Pilot Successfully Launched at Maple Valley Clinic

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                                      |Date: August 16, 2016
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                                      Patient Express Kiosk Pilot Successfully Launched at Maple Valley Clinic

                                      Patient Express Kiosk Pilot Successfully Launched at Maple Valley Clinic

                                      “The staff at Maple Valley Clinic is excited about the new Patient Express kiosk,” says Tara Vestal, Clin ...

                                      “The staff at Maple Valley Clinic is excited about the new Patient Express kiosk,” says Tara Vestal, Clinic Supervisor and a kiosk super user. “We’re a growing clinic and this gives us an opportunity ...

                                      August 16, 2016
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                                    • Valley Medical Center Donates Supplies to Successful Vietnam Medical Mission

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                                      |Date: August 16, 2016
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                                      Valley Medical Center Donates Supplies to Successful Vietnam Medical Mission

                                      Valley Medical Center Donates Supplies to Successful Vietnam Medical Mission

                                      How Bandages, Toothpaste, Tongue Depressors, and More Than 1,000 Volunteer Hours Made a Difference in Da ...

                                      How Bandages, Toothpaste, Tongue Depressors, and More Than 1,000 Volunteer Hours Made a Difference in Da Nang To help support the Vietnam Health Clinic, an annual medical mission, Valley Medical Cente ...

                                      August 16, 2016
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                                    • Get Free Safety Tips for your Family through The Center for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

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                                      |Date: August 15, 2016
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                                      Get Free Safety Tips for your Family through The Center for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

                                      Get Free Safety Tips for your Family through The Center for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

                                      The Center for Children with Special Healthcare Needs is an informative website offered by Seattle Childr ...

                                      The Center for Children with Special Healthcare Needs is an informative website offered by Seattle Children’s. One of their pages provides safety tip information regarding playground safety, fire safe ...

                                      August 15, 2016
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                                    • Valley Eats: Grilled Summer Squash & Zucchini

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                                      |Date: August 12, 2016
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                                      Valley Eats: Grilled Summer Squash & Zucchini

                                      Valley Eats: Grilled Summer Squash & Zucchini

                                      Ingredients: 3 summer squash, a combination of zucchini and yellow squash 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teas ...

                                      Ingredients: 3 summer squash, a combination of zucchini and yellow squash 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice Instructio ...

                                      August 12, 2016
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                                    • Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

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                                      |Date: August 05, 2016
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                                      Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

                                      Celebrate a Decade of Deliveries with the Midwives Clinic at Valley Medical Center

                                      Our Midwives Clinic is turning 10! Join our celebration on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the H ...

                                      Our Midwives Clinic is turning 10! Join our celebration on Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hospital's 2nd and 3rd floor lobbies. This FREE event is open to all ages: Reconnect with and me ...

                                      August 05, 2016
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                                    • Valley Eats: Lettuce Wraps

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                                      |Date: August 04, 2016
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                                      Valley Eats: Lettuce Wraps

                                      Valley Eats: Lettuce Wraps

                                      Lettuce wraps are a great sandwich alternative. Check out some of our favorite ingredient combos in this ...

                                      Lettuce wraps are a great sandwich alternative. Check out some of our favorite ingredient combos in this gallery from the Eating Delicious, Eating Healthy Cookbook. This recipe is part of a collection ...

                                      August 04, 2016
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                                    • U.S. News & World Report Ranks Valley Medical Center as High Performing in Three Areas

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                                      |Date: August 03, 2016
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                                      U.S. News & World Report Ranks Valley Medical Center as High Performing in Three Areas

                                      U.S. News & World Report Ranks Valley Medical Center as High Performing in Three Areas

                                      As part of U.S. News & World Reports annual Best Hospitals rankings, Valley Medical Center earned rec ...

                                      As part of U.S. News & World Reports annual Best Hospitals rankings, Valley Medical Center earned recognition this year for high performance in three procedures and conditions: Chronic obstructive ...

                                      August 03, 2016
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                                    • Shared Decision-Making

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                                      |Date: August 01, 2016
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                                      Shared Decision-Making

                                      Shared Decision-Making

                                      Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an ...

                                      Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an agreement about the patient's preferred treatment option.  This is predicated on the concept t ...

                                      August 01, 2016
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