Despite their best efforts, UW Medicine has not yet been able to reach fair and sustainable agreements with Aetna that ensure continued access to care and are in the best interests of patients. Effective June 1, 2025, UW Medicine’s contracts with Aetna for Medicare Advantage and Commercial services have expired and we are now out of network with Aetna. Learn more about what this means for you and what you should do next.
Recognition & Awards
From a great work environment to exceptional patient care, we're pleased to say Valley Medical Center earns high marks across the board.
- Designated Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) highest recognition, Primary Care Medical Home Level 3 Status, for all Clinic Network primary care clinics
- American Heart & Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
- Clinic Network recognized for achieving Target: BP American Heart Association and American Medical Association Gold Level Recognition
- Clinic Network recognized for achieving Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol American Heart Association Gold Level
- Primary care clinics earned NCQA recognition for Patient Centered Medical Home and excellence in diabetes control
- Award of Excellence for Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) from the Foundation for Healthcare Quality
- Neuroscience Institute Highest National Level 4 Epilepsy Center Accreditation by National Association of Epilepsy Centers
- Cancer Services Among Top 10 Percent in Nation, Commission on Cancer Three-Year Accreditation
- Mission: Lifeline® Silver STEMI Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association
- Hospitals & Health Networks "Healthcare's Most Wired" award each year since 2014
- Recognized by HealthGrades®, Becker's Hospital Review, and Medicare for excellence in orthopedic care and joint replacement
- Earned distinguished Acclaim Award from the American Medical Group Association for measurably improving the quality and value of healthcare
- Environmental Excellence Award from Practice Greenhealth
- Award of Excellence for Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) from the Foundation for Healthcare Quality
- Ranked #18 in the Nation for Patient Experience by PEP Health
- LifeNet Health's Hospital of the Year Award given to a partnered hospital in recognition of their outstanding collaboration to support the mission of tissue donation
- Recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program for our efforts to improve physician well-being and combat burnout
- Designated one of 100 "Great Community Hospitals" by Becker's Hospital Review in 2024
- Designated Center of Excellence in Nutrition and Dietetics by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Blue Distinction Specialty Care recognition for exceptional patient experience and performance in spine surgery
- "A" grade in social responsibility from Lown Institute Hospitals Index in 2024