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Catawba Valley Medical Center's Birthing Center receives Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation
The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding are: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care...
Dec 27, 20121 min read
Hamilton-Brandon receives national Recognition for providing quality diabetes care
“For a person with diabetes, the right clinician can make the difference between living with diabetes as opposed to suffering from...
Dec 18, 20122 min read
Catawba Valley Medical Center dedicates new Pavilion
The main focus of the facility is to provide a higher level of comfort and access to care for patients and their families. The...
Dec 10, 20122 min read
Catawba Valley Medical Center holds Donor's Gala to honor Pavilion benefactors
“This new Pavilion is focused on two of our most vulnerable patient groups – those suffering from life-threatening cancers and those...
Dec 7, 20121 min read
Catawba Valley Medical Center Helps Seniors to Continue to Live Independently with the Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service
The industry-leading, standard Lifeline Service provides fast access to highly trained, caring response associates at the push of a...
Dec 3, 20122 min read


Catawba Valley Medical Center Recognizes November 2012 CARE Employee
HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Medical Center recognized Vicki Ball, Unit Secretary in the Ortho/Neuro Department, as the November 2012...
Nov 30, 20121 min read
The PET/CT Scanning Center Installs New Biograph mCT
HICKORY, NC – Nov. 28, 2012 – The PET/CT Scanning Center, a partnership between Catawba Valley Medical Center and Frye Regional Medical...
Nov 30, 20121 min read
Catawba Valley Medical Center's Purchase from New England Compounding Center
HICKORY, NC – Officials at Catawba Valley Medical Center want to put the community at ease concerning the New England Compounding Center...
Oct 22, 20121 min read




CVMC TO OFFER DRIVER SAFETY CLASS FOR OLDER ADULTS
HICKORY, NC –Catawba Valley Medical Center will be hosting the AARP’s Driver Safety seminar on Tuesday July 24, from 12:30 pm to 5:00pm,...
Jul 4, 20121 min read
CVMC REITERATES COMMITMENT TO QUALITY CARE
HICKORY, NC — Yesterday morning, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and...
Jun 28, 20122 min read


CVMC's MATTHEW O'NEILL EARNS BOARD CERTIFICATION
HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Medical Center is pleased to announce Matthew O’Neill, PT, DPT, OCS has earned board certification in...
Jun 26, 20121 min read
CVMC EARNS SECOND CONSECUTIVE AASM RECOGNITION
HICKORY, NC — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has announced that Catawba Valley Medical Center has earned its second...
Jun 19, 20122 min read


CATAWBA VALLEY FAMILY MEDICINE - VIEWMONT'S DR. MARY FERENCE-VALENTA ACHIEVES AAFP DEGREE OF FELLOW
HICKORY, NC – Catawba Valley Family Medicine – Viewmont is pleased to announce Mary Ference-Valenta, DO, has achieved the Degree of...
Jun 18, 20122 min read


CATAWBA VALLEY CARDIOLOGY'S DR. LUKE BYRNES PERFORMS THE REGION'S FIRST-EVER RADIAL HEART CATHETERIZATION
HICKORY, NC –This past Friday, Dr. Luke J. Byrnes and the team at Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Heart Catheterization Lab performed the...
May 22, 20122 min read
DR. GEOFFREY COATES-WYNN APPOINTED MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF INPATIENT REHABILITATION
HICKORY, NC – The Center for Rehabilitation at Catawba Valley Medical is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoffrey Coates-Wynn, MD...
May 6, 20122 min read


CVMC Doctor Approved for Fellow Status in American Psychiatric Association
Catawba Valley Medical Center Doctor Approved for Fellow Status in American Psychiatric Association HICKORY, NC—David Watterson Branyon,...
Feb 8, 20121 min read


Catawba Valley Medical Group Welcomes Mary Ference-Valenta, D.O.
Catawba Valley Medical Group Welcomes Mary Ference-Valenta, D.O. HICKORY, NC—Catawba Valley Medical Group (CVMG), a service of Catawba...
Feb 8, 20122 min read


CVMC Nurse Receives Swallowing Disorders Certification
Catawba Valley Medical Center Nurse Receives Swallowing Disorders Certification HICKORY, NC—Catawba Valley Medical Center recognizes...
Feb 8, 20121 min read
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