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.
“WE” symbolizes Valley’s strength as an organization that comes from the unique perspectives, talents, and backgrounds of our caregivers and the community we serve. These qualities are essential to our mission of caring for our community like family. We are a place of healing, and we care for people regardless of who they are or why they need care.
At Valley, we are committed to fostering a culture that embraces belonging, celebrates individuality, and acknowledges there is great strength in differing points of view.
Each one of us is a caregiver and that comes with immense responsibility. We set bones, we mend hearts, we prevent disease, we bring people back from the brink of death, and sometimes we help them say good-bye. We are very proud that our workforce is reflective of the patient populations we serve and very grateful for the opportunity to positively impact health and well-being.
A vibrant, inclusive, collaborative culture requires that we treat those we work side by side with and care for with respect, empathy, courtesy, and compassion. Several key initiatives help foster this and serve as reminders throughout the year of our mission and purpose: