About this Site
Mission
At Valley Medical Center, we take seriously our mission to empower through education. This website is among the tools we provide our patients and community to help people manage their health. However, information contained on valleymed.org is not intended to replace the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider. Facts obtained on valleymed.org should not be used as a substitution for professional medical diagnosis and/or treatment.
Staff
This site is owned by Public Hospital District No. 1 of King County (Valley Medical Center), which is located at 400 S 43rd St, Renton, WA 98058. Content for valleymed.org is produced by the Marketing & Community Relations department; material is reviewed by physicians and other healthcare experts.
Certifications
This site supports the Consumer WebWatch guidelines to promote credible information practices on the Web. For more information visit Consumer WebWatch.
Privacy
Valleymed.org is committed to protecting your privacy online. Valleymed.org will only ask you for personal information in the event you wish to register for one of our classes or special events, or should you wish to donate to the hospital. All personally identifiable data that you enter on this site are encrypted with secure server software (SSL). The encryption means that your data are protected while they are being transferred over the Internet to our servers.
Corrections
Our mission is to provide accurate and useful health information. If we determine that our content contains confusing, misleading, or inaccurate information, we will revise the content. This policy applies to all original content produced by staff of valleymed.org.
Advertising and Sponsorship
To further our mission of making reliable health information available to the public, we accept advertising and sponsorship under strict guidelines. We will refuse any advertisement we believe to be incompatible with our mission. Sponsors must not make unsubstantiated claims. Valleymed.org maintains a distinct separation between advertising content and editorial content. All sponsored content on valleymed.org is clearly labeled as such, and the sponsoring organization is identified.
