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December 9, 2011
Catawba Valley Medical Center Recognizes December 2011 CARE Employee
HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Medical Center recognized Matthew Lancaster,
Attendant II in the Radiological Imaging Department, as the December 2011
CARE employee.
Following are remarks offered in nominating Matthew: “Matt is friendly,
respectful and caring. He puts the patients’ needs first all the
time, every time. Matt always has a positive attitude and is polite to
all patients, families and co-workers. “A patient made a comment
the other day, ‘It is nice to wake up to someone with a smile on
their face for you.’” Congratulations, Matthew!
Catawba Valley Medical Center’s CARE employee, nominated monthly
by employees and guests, embodies Courtesy, Attitude, Respect and Enthusiasm
for commitment to maintaining a positive guest relations atmosphere while
demonstrating a sincere compassion and concern for patients and fellow
staff members.
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. CVMC has received three Magnet designations from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center and has been recognized for providing “An
Outstanding Inpatient Experience” for a fourth consecutive year
by J.D. Power and Associates. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.