Health Connections Fall 2012 - Valley Hospital and Medical Center

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OB/gynS
Douglas L. Brown, D.O.
“I’ll work together with you to ensure
you receive the care, education and
treatment that suits you best.”
Lori F. Joy, M.D.
“I’ve devoted my life to caring for
women, and I've enjoyed sharing
births with local moms since 1997.
I appreciate how valuable your time is and I’ll do
my best to see you in a timely fashion, while still
addressing your personal issues.”
Nathan P. Meltzer, M.D.
“I believe that your time is as
important as my time. I’ll always try
to see you on time and give you my
full attention.”
Olivia M. Sementi, M.D.
“As a new mother myself, I know
what it’s like to be a patient. I’ll
take time to listen and treat you as I
would want to be treated.”
Craig M. Smentek, M.D.
“I've been a doctor in Spokane
Valley for more than 20 years. I take
great pride in developing strong relationships
with my patients that span many years
and phases of a woman's life.”
Valley Hospital
12606 east mission Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
www.spokaneValleyhospital.com
A growing
number of
moms know —
We deliver!
Despite the birth rate in the
United States decreasing over the
past few years, the number of
babies born at Valley Hospital last year
actually increased by nearly 15 percent.
What do these new moms know about
Valley Hospital? They experienced our
commitment to individual birthing plans
and the family-oriented atmosphere,
where family members are welcome
to be present throughout the birthing
process. These moms also know they
will labor, deliver and recover all in the
same private birthing suite, without
moving to a different location after
delivery. And, they know about our
new, advanced central fetal monitoring
system that allows the medical staff to
monitor mother and baby’s progress on a
continual basis, even remotely.
Find out what the growing number
of “Valley moms” know—childbirth is a
time when personalized care, compassion,
understanding and safety matter.
If you're planning for your child's birth,
consider the Birthing Center at
Valley Hospital.
All of these doctors are independent members of the
medical staff at Valley Hospital.
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give your
baby a
healthy start!
To learn more
about the childbirth
experience at Valley
hospital, visit
www.spokaneValley
hospital.com and
choose “Services,” or
call us to arrange
a tour at
(509) 473-5475.
Clarification
A photo accompanying
the page 5 article
about orthopedics in
the Spring 2012 issue
of Health Connection
may have been mistakenly identified
as Jonathan Keeve, M.D., who was
quoted in the article. At left is a photo
of Dr. Keeve. We apologize for any
confusion.
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