HICKORY, NC – Officials at Catawba Valley Medical Center want to
put the community at ease concerning the New England Compounding Center
drugs linked to fungal meningitis cases in North Carolina and other states.
The Medical Center did receive 12 doses of lidocaine 1gm/250ml infusions
from NECC during the period in question, but all of those doses expired
and were not administered to patients. Therefore, while CVMC may appear
on a list of the compounding center’s customers, there is no concern
that any possible meningitis cases will result from the drugs purchased.
Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, N.C., is the region’s largest
not-for-profit, public healthcare system and serves the community without
direct funding from taxes. CVMC provides and promotes physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving
as a center for health education, wellness services, preventive medicine
and acute care. In addition to CARF accreditation, CVMC has received three
Magnet designations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center and
has been recognized as one of the 2012 America’s Best Hospitals
for Patient Experience by WomenCertified®. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.