Every day, teams of dedicated men and women run great programs at Valley Medical Center…but it’s not every day that the news makes the Wall Street Journal. This week, it did! The article (read it here) features photos from a VMC Healthier Living Class, and talks about this growing nationwide movement . Our Healthier Living [...]
What to do with your OLD iPad…
Tomorrow the new iPad is released. If you’re like me, you’ll be lining up overnight in the rain outside the Apple Store to get yours! Okay, not really. But I WOULD if I had the time, because like most Apple products the New iPad is sure to be an amazing device. If you’re excited about [...]
Comedy Night Fundraiser for AIDS Care @ San Jose Improv- March 6th
Come join us for the Second Annual PACE Clinic Comedy Night, Laugh*Sing*Dance*Care featuring Natasha Leggero, March 6, 2012. Proceeds from this event go to the Valley Medical Center PACE (Partners in AIDS Care and Education) Clinic, Santa Clara County’s only resource for HIV/AIDS patients without insurance. The PACE Clinic will use this money to carry out a [...]
Amazing device improves patient/doctor communication!
Dr. Gary Lee is Valley Medical Center’s director of palliative care, and he’s using a new high-tech wonder in his daily communication with his patients. Yes, I know it may not look that amazing. But consider: This portable, light-weight camping stool allows Gary to carry it wherever he goes, and when he’s ready to speak with a [...]
Stem Cell Research – a promise we must keep
The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) Rehabilitation Center, in partnership with Stanford Hospital, launched a groundbreaking study in 2011 to establish the promise of embryonic stem cells in treating spinal cord injuries. However, the momentum of this historic collaboration is threatened and your help is needed to continue this valuable research. In November 2011, Geron announced that it [...]
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