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 America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Patient
Experience by WomenCertified®. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.