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Strokes. Heart Attacks. Auto Accidents. We hope they never happen to you. But statistics show such tragedies are common. Chances are you or someone you care about has visited Valley Medical Center's Emergency Services. In 2008, our ER staff treated more than 70,000 patients. That figure doesn't just make us one of the largest emergency departments in the state of Washington. The number places us among the busiest ERs on the entire West Coast.
Growth within our community means the need for medical services will only continue to climb. We've taken steps to assure that Valley Medical Center will be able to meet growing demand. We expanded our clinic network to better serve patients close to home, and added neighborhood urgent care clinics that help residents contain costs by reducing unnecessary, expensive visits for emergency care. And, in February 2010, we will open our Emergency Services South Tower, doubling capacity for emergency care.
Despite volume increases, Valley Medical Center continues to provide quality care, as evidenced by The Joint Commission's award of a three-year, full accreditation in 2008 for our commitment to meeting national and safety performance standards.
If you come to our emergency room, you have a better chance of surviving a heart attack. Our door-to-balloon time-from the moment a patient arrives to the time we remove a blockage-beats the 90-minutes-or-less national benchmark by half an hour. Our stroke care also puts VMC on the national map, earning The Joint Commission's prestigious Gold Seal of Approval in 2008.
Strokes. Heart Attacks. Auto Accidents. We hope they never happen to you. But statistics show such tragedies are common. Chances are you or someone you care about has visited Valley Medical Center's Emergency Services. In 2008, our ER staff treated more than 70,000 patients. That figure doesn't just make us one of the largest emergency departments in the state of Washington. The number places us among the busiest ERs on the entire West Coast.
Growth within our community means the need for medical services will only continue to climb. We've taken steps to assure that Valley Medical Center will be able to meet growing demand. We expanded our clinic network to better serve patients close to home, and added neighborhood urgent care clinics that help residents contain costs by reducing unnecessary, expensive visits for emergency care. And, in February 2010, we will open our Emergency Services South Tower, doubling capacity for emergency care.
Despite volume increases, Valley Medical Center continues to provide quality care, as evidenced by The Joint Commission's award of a three-year, full accreditation in 2008 for our commitment to meeting national and safety performance standards.
If you come to our emergency room, you have a better chance of surviving a heart attack. Our door-to-balloon time-from the moment a patient arrives to the time we remove a blockage-beats the 90-minutes-or-less national benchmark by half an hour. Our stroke care also puts VMC on the national map, earning The Joint Commission's prestigious Gold Seal of Approval in 2008.