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January 25, 2012
Catawba Valley Medical Center Recognizes January 2012 CARE Employee
HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Medical Center recognized Amanda Piotrowski,
Registered Nurse in the Oncology Department, as the January 2012 CARE employee.
Following are remarks offered in nominating Amanda: “My Dad was Amanda’s
patient and she could not have been better with him. She has a wonderful
personality and when she came into the room, she always treated him as
if he was the only patient she had to take care of that day. There are
not enough words to express our gratitude for all she did for our family.”
Congratulations, Amanda!
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.