Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) has announced the hiring of Mariane
Carna as the new president of its Catawba Valley Medical Group (CVMG).
Carna comes to CVHS from Novant Health, Inc., where she had served as
System Senior Vice President since 2020.
Carna holds Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees. In addition
to her time at Novant Health, she held executive positions at Hartford
Health Care in Connecticut, Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, and
New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York, and TeleTracking Technologies
in Pittsburgh, PA, among others.
Dennis Johnson, CVHS president and CEO, hailed Carna’s addition by
saying, “Mariane has an extraordinary wealth of experience in several
of the most distinguished organizations in healthcare. She has excelled
in leading high-level operations and expansion of services at each of
her stops, which aligns perfectly with our strategic vision for our organization.”
Carna has been recognized for establishing incentive plans for multiple
physicians – private and employed – along with nursing/non-clinical
recruitment and retention strategies. She has served in several executive
leadership roles directing physician, nursing, and support teams to achieve
programmatic goals and align strategic program objectives, quality, and
financial performance.
Among her many notable achievements include being honored with “Individual
Service Excellence” by Senior Administration, and “Excellence
in Leadership” at New York-Presbyterian. She also led the effort
to achieve national ranking in U.S. News and World report as one of the
top 10 centers of excellence in Cardiovascular Services and, overall,
as an organization supporting a multidisciplinary team focused on clinical
excellence.
Carna will oversee Catawba Valley Medical Group, which comprises 16 family
practices and six specialty care practices in Catawba and Caldwell counties.
She began her employment with CVHS on Monday, September 23.