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                                    • Dealing with Painful Sciatica–What are the Best Treatments?

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                                      |Date: June 16, 2016
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                                      Dealing with Painful Sciatica–What are the Best Treatments?

                                      Dealing with Painful Sciatica–What are the Best Treatments?

                                      Owww. If you’ve ever experienced sciatica, you know it’s difficult to get comfortable either sitting or s ...

                                      Owww. If you’ve ever experienced sciatica, you know it’s difficult to get comfortable either sitting or standing. Sciatica is a pain extending from the back of your pelvis down the back of your thigh, ...

                                      June 16, 2016
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                                    • Jeannine Grinnell Appointed Valley CFO

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                                      |Date: June 15, 2016
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                                      Jeannine Grinnell Appointed Valley CFO

                                      Jeannine Grinnell Appointed Valley CFO

                                      After completing a six-month national search, Valley Medical Center has appointed Jeannine Grinnell to as ...

                                      After completing a six-month national search, Valley Medical Center has appointed Jeannine Grinnell to assume the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Valley Medical Center, e ...

                                      June 15, 2016
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                                    • Get Fit Tip! 5 Tips for Keeping You Safely Active this Summer

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                                      |Date: June 15, 2016
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                                      Get Fit Tip! 5 Tips for Keeping You Safely Active this Summer

                                      Get Fit Tip! 5 Tips for Keeping You Safely Active this Summer

                                        Here comes the sun! Da-da-da-da… The summer season makes exercise even more fun with sun-filled ou ...

                                        Here comes the sun! Da-da-da-da… The summer season makes exercise even more fun with sun-filled outdoor activities. However warmer temperatures can lead to undesirable exercise outcomes such as ...

                                      June 15, 2016
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                                    • Five Reasons to Build a Care Notebook for Your Child

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                                      |Date: June 14, 2016
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                                      Five Reasons to Build a Care Notebook for Your Child

                                      Five Reasons to Build a Care Notebook for Your Child

                                      The Care Notebook is a resource available for parents of children with complicated needs or for those who ...

                                      The Care Notebook is a resource available for parents of children with complicated needs or for those who see different types of healthcare providers. You can use it to organize home records/reports/t ...

                                      June 14, 2016
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                                    • CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

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                                      |Date: June 14, 2016
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                                      CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

                                      CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

                                      Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Each year, more than 326,000 o ...

                                      Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Each year, more than 326,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the U.S. alone. CPR dramatically increases a cardiac ar ...

                                      June 14, 2016
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                                    • Valley Medical Center Unfurls Pride Flag in Honor of Orlando Victims and Loved Ones

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                                      |Date: June 13, 2016
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                                      Valley Medical Center Unfurls Pride Flag in Honor of Orlando Victims and Loved Ones

                                      Valley Medical Center Unfurls Pride Flag in Honor of Orlando Victims and Loved Ones

                                      Perioperative Services Manager Jeremy Wyatt addressed those who gathered outside Valley this morning to r ...

                                      Perioperative Services Manager Jeremy Wyatt addressed those who gathered outside Valley this morning to remember the victims who lost their lives in Orlando and in support of the loved ones they left ...

                                      June 13, 2016
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                                    • Total Knee Replacement

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                                      |Date: May 26, 2016
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                                      Total Knee Replacement

                                      Total Knee Replacement

                                      A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Nove ...

                                      A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in November 2015, reviewed the complications following bilateral simultaneous total knee replacement v ...

                                      May 26, 2016
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                                    • Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

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                                      |Date: May 24, 2016
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                                      Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

                                      Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

                                      When Peggy graduated from VMC's 16-week Healthy Foundations program, she says she not only improved her h ...

                                      When Peggy graduated from VMC's 16-week Healthy Foundations program, she says she not only improved her health and wellness, she now feels more balance in her life. “ Like so many others, I've struggl ...

                                      May 24, 2016
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                                    • Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

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                                      |Date: May 23, 2016
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                                      Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

                                      Neuroscience Institute’s New Offices

                                      On Monday May 23, the Neuroscience Institute–Adult & Pediatric Neurology opened the doors of their ne ...

                                      On Monday May 23, the Neuroscience Institute–Adult & Pediatric Neurology opened the doors of their newly remodeled and centralized Northwest Pavilion offices. Why the move? As community demand for ...

                                      May 23, 2016
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                                    • The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

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                                      |Date: March 30, 2016
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                                      The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

                                      The Effects of Smoking and Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Replacement

                                      Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee ...

                                      Dr. Sahota, MD and colleagues at the 25th anniversary meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons presented a poster on their findings with regard to smoking and the incidence of comp ...

                                      March 30, 2016
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