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                                    • Behind-the-Scenes @ Valley: Meet Eileen, Valley’s Mail Clerk

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                                      Behind-the-Scenes @ Valley: Meet Eileen, Valley’s Mail Clerk

                                      Behind-the-Scenes @ Valley: Meet Eileen, Valley’s Mail Clerk

                                      In her more than 39 years at Valley Medical Center, mail clerk Eileen Mayer has sorted and delivered mill ...

                                      In her more than 39 years at Valley Medical Center, mail clerk Eileen Mayer has sorted and delivered millions of envelopes, magazines and packages. Eileen starts her day at 8 a.m. delivering newspaper ...

                                      June 08, 2017
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                                    • Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

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                                      |Date: May 02, 2017
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                                      Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

                                      Behind the Scenes @Valley – Meet the FMNS Team

                                      What does it take to prepare and serve some 286,000 patient meals per year, as well as thousands of break ...

                                      What does it take to prepare and serve some 286,000 patient meals per year, as well as thousands of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and espresso drinks for Valley staff and visitors? We stopped ...

                                      May 02, 2017
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                                    • Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

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                                      |Date: March 09, 2017
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                                      Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

                                      Valley Celebrates Annual Service Awards Gala

                                      This year's annual Service Awards Gala, held on March 1 at The Museum of Flight, honored more than 600 st ...

                                      This year's annual Service Awards Gala, held on March 1 at The Museum of Flight, honored more than 600 staff members and 48 volunteers for milestone years and hours of service while providing remarkab ...

                                      March 09, 2017
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                                    • Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

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                                      |Date: September 16, 2016
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                                      Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

                                      Valley’s Emergency Department Day of Service at Northwest Harvest

                                      On September 15, twenty-one volunteers from Valley's Emergency Department scooped, bagged, and packed 2,8 ...

                                      On September 15, twenty-one volunteers from Valley's Emergency Department scooped, bagged, and packed 2,800 pounds of beans during a day of service at Northwest Harvest. The beans, which will be shipp ...

                                      September 16, 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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                                    • Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

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                                      |Date: June 26, 2016
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                                      Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

                                      Valley Joins with UW Medicine to Celebrate Seattle Pride 2016

                                      Our Valley/UW Medicine family shared a unified message of inclusivity and compassion for ALL during the S ...

                                      Our Valley/UW Medicine family shared a unified message of inclusivity and compassion for ALL during the Seattle Pride Parade on June 26, 2016 in downtown Seattle. ...

                                      June 26, 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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                                    • 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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