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Corporate Health

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    2024 Heart Healthy Superbowl Recipes

    As part of American Heart Month, we're sharing our favorite Heart Healthy recipes, provided by Lindsie Covington, Wellness Dietician for Catawba Valley Medical's HealthFirst Center. These appetizer recipes have small modifications to include ingredients that support overall heart health. Try one of these at your upcoming Super Bowl party! Baked Garlic Parmesan Potato Wedges Ingredients 8 ...

  • February 2024 Corporate Health Newsletter

    Navigate the Grocery Store with the Heart-Check Certification National Heart Month is upon us in the month February. We strive to bring awareness to not only warning signs of heart related conditions but ways to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, stroke and more. One of the best ways to protect our heart is through a heart healthy diet. A heart healthy diet is one that focuses on whole foods ...

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General Health

Men's Health

  • Men's Health Month 2022

    June is Men’s Health Month. The following medical screenings are recommended for men from age 18 through adulthood. Men Aged 18-39* • Full Checkup with Height, Weight, Skin at least every 3 years • Blood Pressure Check Yearly • Blood Tests for Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Kidney Dysfunction at least every 3 years • Sexually Transmitted Diseases – both partners should ...

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    Bob Finds The Strength to Battle Cancer

    Bob’s goals became a little different after he retired from a long, challenging career in furniture and sales. He became more involved in his church, started reading more books and began helping children learn to read. In 2017, his decision to visit Israel that would change his life forever, exploring biblical history and being exposed to vastly different cultures a world away. Bob returned ...

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My Story

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    Bob Finds The Strength to Battle Cancer

    Bob’s goals became a little different after he retired from a long, challenging career in furniture and sales. He became more involved in his church, started reading more books and began helping children learn to read. In 2017, his decision to visit Israel that would change his life forever, exploring biblical history and being exposed to vastly different cultures a world away. Bob returned ...

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    Brooke's Beautiful Journey to Motherhood

    As the oldest girl among four children and 16 grandchildren, Brooke Wilcox spent most of her life taking care of kids. At age 20, she and her husband John decided to have a child of their own and sought the help of a midwife at Catawba Valley Medical Center Maternity Services. She had heard good things about the care available there and she liked the idea of experiencing childbirth as naturally as ...

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Press Releases

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    Catawba Valley Medical Center Begins Use of Compostable Medical Supplies

    Innovative Charlotte Manufacturer Announces Hospital as its First Partnership Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) has announced a new partnership with Charlotte-based manufacturer Terraloam, a company that makes fully compostable medical supplies, including medical isolation gowns and patient belonging bags. CVMC is the first medical center to partner with Terraloam to implement these compostable ...

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    Catawba Valley Medical Center Raises Donate Life Flag at April 3 Ceremony

    April 3rd was the annual Pause to Give Life flag-raising event sponsored by HonorBridge to recognize those who have participated in organ, eye, and tissue donation and to recognize April as National Donate Life Month. Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) joined in the flag-raising ceremonies happening across the United States at the flagpole outside the hospital’s main entrance. ...

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Senior Health

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    Vickie Scott Dedicates Her Life to Those in Need

    Vickie Scott, now in her sixties, has dedicated her life to helping others in need. After years of mentoring young girls and providing them a shoulder to lean on, Vickie found that her volunteer work meshed perfectly with FaithHealth Catawba, so she joined the organization in 2019. FaithHealth Catawba is a dynamic partnership between the faith community, Catawba Valley Health System and other ...

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    The Warning Signs of Alzheimer's

    Known as the most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease is associated with problems of severe memory loss, thinking, and behavior that interfere with a person’s everyday life. Alzheimer’s is the 6 th leading cause of death in the United States. It is a progressive disease that, as of now, has no cure. According to 2018 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, North ...

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Women's Health

  • CVMC Announces Collaboration with MDsave to Provide Screening Mammograms at Reduced Costs for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Catawba Valley Medical Center (CVMC) announces its collaboration with MDsave to make preventive care more accessible and affordable to the Catawba Valley area. Together, CVMC and MDsave will reduce the cost of 3D screenings to $149. This collaboration is specifically for people without insurance, people with a very high deductible plan, or people without insurance coverage for screening ...

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    Centering Pregnancy Group Resumes Post-COVID

    Did you know that we recently resumed our Centering Pregnancy groups? Centering Pregnancy is prenatal care in a group setting with other women with similar due dates. During each Centering session, time is split between one-on-one care with a private midwife and group time where wellness topics are discussed among everyone, and the patient is empowered to be an integral part of her own care. ...

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Youth Health

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    Sick Child? Our Provider Moriah Specht Offers Parents 4 Nuggets of Advice

    The following tips are for children 6 months or older –for infants under 6 months, parents are advised to contact their primary care provider (PCP) immediately. What can you do at home? You may treat your child at home if their symptoms are mild, such as, mild cough, fever less than 101˚, nasal drainage, mild sore throat, few episodes of vomiting or diarrhea (without abdominal pain or signs ...

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    A Special Halloween Treat

    Nobody plans to spend time in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a new baby – especially during a holiday. But for premature babies born at Catawba Valley Medical Center, Halloween brings a special treat for parents. A holiday seems like a natural time for parents to show off their new arrival, but when their baby demands around-the-clock care, nurses try to make the occasion as special as ...

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