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.
Beginning June 25, Paul Niemi, ARNP, will see patients at our Covington North location. Paul is currently accepting new patients for the men's health clinic.
Whether you have a urologic condition that requires surgical treatment, including a possible cancer diagnosis, or one that can be treated or managed in other ways, you can be confident the urology team at Valley will provide the most advanced care using the least invasive methods to give you the best outcome possible.
Urologists treat the urinary tract, which includes kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra, as well as focusing on male reproductive issues. At Valley, we offer a range of urological services for all ages of adults and genders at our Urology Clinic.
Urology Clinic physicians offer minimally invasive treatment options for both male and female patients and are specialists in endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic surgery. They diagnose and offer management and treatment options for:
NOTE: For urogynecology and gynecology care, please visit our Valley Women's Healthcare Clinic locations.
In this video, Paul Niemi, ARNP answers the following questions: