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                Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cancer:

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                Top 100 Neurosurgery and Spine Programs

                Winchester Medical Center earns a Top 100 rating from Becker’s Healthcare

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              Let's Talk - A Conversation on Advance Care Planning

              April 5, 2019

              It always seems too early until it’s too late.

              That's why Jodi and Tina from Valley Health joined Janet Michael, host of The Valley Today, for a conversation on advance directives and why it’s so important to have a conversation now. With National Healthcare Decisions Day quickly approaching, be sure to make time to listen to this podcast episode.

              Click here to listen & download the conversation.

              Staff will be available to answer questions and share information on advance directives (as well as organ and tissue donation) at the following times and locations:

              Hampshire Memorial Hospital

              • Tuesday, April 16, 10 am – 4 pm – main lobby
              • Monday, April 22, 1:00 pm – Organ Donor Flag Raising

              Page Memorial Hospital

              • Monday, April 1, 10:30 – 12 noon – PMH Main Lobby

              Shenandoah Memorial Hospital

              • Friday, April 5, 10:30 – 12 noon, SMH Main Lobby

              War Memorial Hospital

              • Friday, April 12, 9a – 3p, near main lobby
              • Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. – Organ Donor Flag Raising

              Warren Memorial Hospital

              • Wednesday, April 3 11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria
              • Monday, April 8 11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria
              • Monday, April 15 11:30am – 12:30pm – WMH Cafeteria
              • Monday, April 22 11:00am – 1:00pm – WMH Cafeteria
              • Tuesday, April 30 10:00am – 11:30 am – Outpatient Center/Rehab, N. Commerce Ave.

              Winchester Medical Center

              • Friday, April 5 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – SSB Bistro
              • Tuesday, April 9 10:30 am – 12:00 noon- Diagnostic Center
              • Thursday, April 11 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Diagnostic Center
              • Tuesday, April 16 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – WMC Lobby

              Valley Health Cancer Center

              All Day in the Valley Health Cancer Center Lobby:

              • Friday, April 19 11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Courtyard Café
              • Wednesday, April 24 8:30 am – 10:00 am – VHS Wellness Ctr
              • Friday, April 26 11:00 am – 1:30 pm – Courtyard Café

              For more on advance care planning & advance directives, visit this page.

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              • Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month - How to Lower Your Risk

                Monday, March 6, 2017
                Written by Dr. Patrick Wagner, surgical oncologist. Statistics & Risk Factors Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be about 135,000 ...
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              • Winchester Medical Center Promotes Kidney Health at Free Event on March 9

                Sunday, March 5, 2017
                Winchester Medical Center (WMC) urges the community to understand the risk factors and the importance of prevention and early detection and treatment of kidney disease at a free World Kidney Day event on Thursday, March 9, 8 a.m. ...
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              • Winchester Medical Center Offers Groundbreaking Clinical Trial for Low-Risk Heart Valve Patients

                Friday, March 3, 2017
                Innovative, minimally invasive valve replacement procedure expands to benefit even more patients. Low-risk patients needing heart valve replacement now have access to a life-changing procedure. Valley Health’s Heart & ...
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              • Weightlifting - Getting the Results You Want

                Tuesday, February 21, 2017
                Muscle growth, also known as hypertrophy, does not occur uniformly throughout each muscle or throughout the entire body. This effect is known as task specificity and needs to be taken into account when designing a muscle growth ...
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              • More than Weight-Loss: Bariatric Surgery Helps Treat Disease

                Friday, February 17, 2017
                A recent New York Times article studied the evidence supporting bariatric surgery or weight-loss surgery as a safe, appropriate tool when other weight loss efforts don’t work. For many years, the media has been catching up ...
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              • Survive, Don't Drive - What to Do When You Think You're Having a Heart Attack

                Wednesday, February 15, 2017
                Written by Manish Lakhani, MD, Cardiologist What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack? Heart attack or myocardial infarction is damage to the heart muscle which occurs due to lack of blood supply to the heart. It is very important ...
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              • Valley Health Receives Chamber's Greater Good Award

                Thursday, February 2, 2017
                Congratulations to one and all on the Valley Health System team! On Friday, January 27, Valley Health was recognized with the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber’s Outstanding Large Business of the Year Award at the Greater ...
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              • Beyond the Hospital Walls

                Friday, January 27, 2017
                Written and submitted by Lisa Bowers, RN Last October, I had the opportunity to organize and participate in a medical mission trip to Ghana, Africa. I have been a nurse for over 33 years and have worked the past 13 years in the ...
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              • New Year, New Way to Manage Your Diabetes

                Tuesday, January 24, 2017
                Written by: Stacy Dugan, RD and Ann Williams, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator, from the Valley Health War Memorial Hospital Diabetes Management Program It’s a New Year and Valley Health is here to help you find new ways to ...
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              • Winchester Medical Center Adds Tele-ICU Service in Adult Critical Care Unit

                Thursday, January 19, 2017
                Valley Health Winchester Medical Center (WMC) has partnered with Advanced ICU Care, the nation’s leading independent provider of high-acuity telehealth services, to provide an additional layer of care for patients in its ...
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