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.
Pitter Patter
Pitter Patter Events Are on Pause
Please note: Pitter Patter events are on pause due to COVID-19. All Pitter Patter members receive our monthly Community e-News for the latest health and wellness information.
About Pitter Patter
Valley Medical Center understands the exciting and uncertain times parents face as they embark on the journey through parenthood. It is our mission to be there with you every step of the way by providing the expertise of our staff and an invaluable array of services spanning from tummy to toddler. It’s called Pitter Patter and it’s an exclusive club offered to new and expecting parents by Valley Medical Center.
Program features include:
- Affordable virtual childbirth education and parenting classes
- Virtual Birth Center tour
- Pre-registration to expedite your delivery day admission process
- Specially-trained, experienced staff provide for all mother and newborn care needs: OB/GYN’s, midwives, laborists, maternal/fetal medicine, neonatal & perinatal hospitalists, Neonatal Advanced Life Support-trained nurses, lactation specialists, newborn dietitian & pharmacists
- Outstanding, home-like amenities: All-private suites for labor, delivery and recovery with whirlpool tubs, room service meal delivery, wireless Internet access, comfy sleeper sofas for family members, DVD/CD player and much more
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides a high level of critical care for fragile newborns
- State-of-the-art infant safety security system
- Experienced pediatric staff: pediatric hospitalists, children’s therapy (physical and speech therapies), neurology, sleep medicine
- Primary, Specialty & Urgent Care network
- Emergency Care & Level III Trauma Center
Become a Pitter Patter member today!
We believe that you and your newborn deserve the very best and Valley Medical Center is with you every step of the way. Join Pitter Patter today—it’s free and designed to make your childbirth and parenting experience wonderful, memorable and more informed. Sign up here.