Catawba Valley Medical Center Recognizes Top Volunteers at Spring Luncheon

With 11,000 hours to his credit, John Tregde (front row, far right) was recognized recently as Catawba Valley Medical Center’s volunteer with the greatest number of hours served as of June 30, 2009. Also recognized for their hours served were (front row, l-r) Frank Webber at 10,000, Polly Shook at 9,000 and Katie Fleming with 8,000. Celebrating the top volunteers were CVMC board members (back row, l-r) Bob Hibbitts and Ron Lindler; County Commissioner Lynn Lail; CVMC Vice President Guy Guarino; board members Barbara Beatty and Raymond von Drehle and CVMC president & CEO J. Anthony Rose. CVMC volunteers contributed about 27,200 hours to the hospital for the year ending June 30, 2009, amounting to approximately $548,000 in service to the medical center. 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, three times recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named as a “Distinguished Hospital for An Outstanding InPatient Experience” by J.D. Power and Associates as well as a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.