“We are very proud of Drs. Blanchat and Sledge,” says President
& CEO J. Anthony Rose. “Our hospitalist program has proven invaluable,
particularly for our patients who do not have a family physician when
they arrive in our Emergency Department. Drs. Blanchat and Sledge are
very talented physicians and are continually complimented by patients,
their families and area primary care physicians.”
The Catawba Valley Medical Center Hospitalist Service includes seven physicians
and three nurse practitioners. They partner with patients’ family
physicians and are available in the hospital 24-hours a day to join the
treatment team and provide a continuum of care. They remain in contact
with family physicians, attend daily meetings with other hospital caregivers
concerning treatment plans, make themselves available for interaction
with any of the medical center’s ancillary services, such as our
nursing staff, and attend to any urgent needs patients may have. Many
are subspecialists in areas such as pulmonary medicine or nephrology.
When patients are discharged from the hospital, the hospitalists assist
in the transition of care back to the patient’s family physician.
Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit, public healthcare system
providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health
education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC,
twice recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet
facility, was named as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of
Healthcare Providers as well as twice awarded as a “Distinguished
Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power
and Associates.