Catawba Valley Medical Center receives Women’s Choice Award® for providing exceptional patient care and treatment in cancer care
CVMC Comprehensive Cancer Center located in Hickory opened in January 2013
housing an Infusion Center, Inpatient Oncology and Radiation Services
within the same building to better serve patients with advanced technology
and greater convenience.
Hickory, NC – June 3, 2014 – Catawba Valley Medical Center
(CVMC) has been named a Women’s Choice Award recipient as an America’s
Best Hospital for Cancer Care, acknowledging CVMC‘s dedication to
providing exceptional patient care and cancer treatment care for women
and their families.
According to the American Cancer Society, Cancer remains the second most
common cause of death in the US, accounting for nearly one of every four
deaths. Moreover, one in every three women has a risk of developing cancer
during her lifetime. Given the estimated percentage of medical error for
delayed, missed, and incorrect diagnosis is in the range of 10 percent
to 20 percent, making the best healthcare choices is critically important (The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012). Considering women are responsible for 90 percent of all healthcare choices,
as recorded by the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Women’s
Choice Award empowers women to make smart choices by validating the decision
in making the critically important choice of selecting the best cancer
care program.
Among the elite group of 337 hospitals, CVMC earned the 2014 Women’s
Choice Award because it has met the comprehensive cancer care standards
of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, as well as demonstrated
excellence in clinical performance with regard to cancer care measures,
and for its high recommendation rate, a measure that is very important
to women in choosing a hospital. The Women’s Choice Award is the
only distinction that identifies the nation’s best healthcare institutions
based on robust criteria that considers patient satisfaction, clinical
excellence, and what women really want when it comes to treatment and
a quality hospital experience.
“Almost every woman in America has been touched by cancer. When left
undetected and untreated, cancer can be a silent killer at any age. It
is now more important than ever to make smart healthcare choices to screen,
diagnose, and fight cancer. One of the most important decisions a woman
will make in her battle is the hospital she chooses to fight this disease,”
states Delia Passi, CEO and founder of the Women’s Choice Award
program, and former group publisher of Working Woman and Working Mother
magazines. “As one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer
Care, CVMC is demonstrating a commitment to fulfill the needs and preferences
of women by meeting the highest standards of excellence and performance,”
adds Passi.
The Women’s Choice Award program provides women with a trusted third
party endorsement based on patients’ hospital experiences in their
community, and supports that with clinical consideration. By carrying
the Women’s Choice Award seal, Catawba Valley Medical Center has
joined an elite network of hospitals committed to a global mission to
empower women to make smart healthcare choices.
“Catawba Valley Medical Center is proud to earn recognition as America’s
Best Hospitals for Cancer Care. Our Cancer Center and all of the services
associated with it play a large role in our mission to provide for the
health of our community,” said J. Anthony Rose, President &
CEO Catawba Valley Medical Center.
“Women spoke and clearly defined what’s important to them when
seeking the best cancer hospitals in America and the standard of excellence
they expect for themselves and their families. As one of America’s
Best Hospitals for Cancer Care, CVMC was selected due to its accreditation
as well as offering services such as chemotherapy, radiation, hospice
care and cancer research,” says Delia Passi.
Women have many choices when it comes to cancer care. Now they can make
informed choices based on the recommendations of others who have experienced
that hospital. Most importantly, when a woman sees the Women’s Choice
Award seal at her local hospital, she’ll know the hospital values
her experience as a critical component of care for her and her loved ones.
About Catawba Valley Medical Center
Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) 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 with
three Women’s Choice Awards, being named one of America’s
Best 100 Hospitals for Patient Experience in 2012 and 2013, a 2013 Best
Hospital for Patient Experience in Obstetrics and one of America’s
Best Hospitals in Orthopedics in 2013 by WomenCertified®. CVMC received the 2013 QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier, recognizing a reduction
in harm, mortality, readmissions and costs, while improving the patient
experience and delivering evidence-based care. For more information, please visit
http://www.catawbavalleymedical.org.
About the Women’s Choice Award®
The Women’s Choice Award sets the standard for helping women make
smarter choices by collectively identifying the brands, products, and
services most recommended and trusted by women – those that deliver
a customer experience worthy of their recommendation. Awards are based
on surveys of thousands of women, as well as research conducted in partnership
with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania on what drives
the consumer experience for women versus men. As the leading advocate
for female consumers, WomenCertified Inc., home of the Women’s Choice
Award, created the first national award based on the ratings and preferences
of women to provide them with a collective voice. Women can make their
preferences heard and be part of the mission toward a million voices strong
by visiting the Women’s Choice Award’s official website and
joining the network.