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CVMC Earns Eleventh Consecutive 'A' Grade for Patient Safety in Fall 2021

Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) has received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes CVMC’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital as well as meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. This marks the eleventh consecutive ‘A’ grade for safety that CVMC has received ...

Important Update for Patients with UnitedHealthcare - October 28, 2021

Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) is pleased to update you that UnitedHealthcare and CVHS have reached a multi-year agreement on a new contract. This agreement protects affordability and provides UnitedHealthcare members with continued in-network access to Catawba Valley Medical Center and Catawba Valley Medical Group. This impacts patients with UnitedHealthcare commercial, Medicare Advantage ...

CATAWBA VALLEY CARDIOLOGY WELCOMES NEW MEDICAL DIRECTOR

HICKORY – Catawba Valley Medical Group (CVMG) has announced the arrival of Vincent Pompili, MD, as the new medical director for Catawba Valley Cardiology. A highly regarded physician and educator, Dr. Pompili comes to his new practice from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College where served as professor of medicine, and from Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, ...

Oct. 1 Update for Patients with UnitedHealthcare

Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) is disappointed to announce that UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has chosen to terminate its contract with us as of October 1 for services within our medical center. We will, however, continue to work with UHC to negotiate a new contract that ensures in-network coverage for all our services long-term. In the interim, those covered by UHC may still access our hospital ...

Important Information for Patients with UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare has provided notice to CVMC that they will be terminating our contract for hospital-based services on October 1, 2021. This termination means that thousands of UnitedHealthcare members in our area would no longer be considered in-network at CVMC. CVMC leadership has worked tirelessly and in earnest to come to an agreement that would meet UnitedHealthcare’s desire to lower ...

CVHS BREAKS GROUND IN SHERRILLS FORD ON NEW CONSTRUCTION

Catawba Valley Health System broke ground June 29 on the construction of a new Medical Office Building in Sherrills Ford that will feature a family practice and space for as many as three other tenants. Summit Healthcare Group LLC, the project developer, expects completion by Summer 2022. The address is 3900 Terrell Park Drive in The Village at Sherrills Ford, a 206-acre mixed-use project ...

Catawba Valley Health System breaks ground on emergency expansion, Heart Center

On Wednesday, May 5, Catawba Valley Health System officially broke ground at its medical center to expand its Emergency Department and create a centralized heart center to better meet the growing demand for these services. Construction will begin this month, encompass five phases, and target September 2023 for completion. Led by CVHS President and CEO Eddie Beard, the groundbreaking featured ...

CVMC Earns Tenth Consecutive 'A' Grade for Patient Safety in Spring 2021

Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group ’s Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes CVMC’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. Over 2,700 hospitals nationally were evaluated by The Leapfrog Group, and CVMC earned its tenth consecutive ...

CVMC Earns Ninth Consecutive 'A' Grade for Patient Safety in Fall 2020

HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group ’s Fall 2020 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes CVMC’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States. Over 2,600 hospitals nationally were evaluated by The Leapfrog Group, and CVMC earned its ninth ...

New UV Light Sanitizers Revolutionize Fight Against COVID-19 At CVMC

HICKORY, NC – In a continued effort to provide the safest care possible during the current pandemic, Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) recently added two state-of-the-art UVDI-360 Room Sanitizers. These portable ultraviolet light devices can disinfect an average hospital room in less than 10 minutes. When combined with conventional cleaning methods, the UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer can ...