Catawba Valley Medical Center

  • MEDICARE CERTIFIED
Catawba Valley Medical Center was recognized by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as one of model hospitals promoting health and improving quality of life. Catawba Valley Medical Center which is located in 810 Fairgrove Church Rd Hickory, is scientifically measured and assessed by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is shown to provide good hospital services or products under the Medicare program. Catawba Valley Medical Center is being offered ceritified services and products in North Carolina.
Address:   810 Fairgrove Church Rd
       Hickory, NC 28602

Phone:   8283263809

County: Catawba
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Participates in: Medicare and Medicaid
CMS Number: 340143 (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provider number)
Certified Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Ownership Type: Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Provides emergency services: Yes
Participates in :
  • General Surgery Registry

Able to receive lab results electronically: No
Able to track patients’ lab results, tests, and referrals electronically between visits: No
This data is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Initiative. The Hospital Quality Initiative uses a variety of tools to help stimulate and support improvements in the quality of care delivered by hospitals. The intent is to help improve hospitals' quality of care by distributing objective, easy to understand data on hospital performance, and quality information from consumer perspectives.



This data was updated by using data source from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, July 17, 2014. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

Below is HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) which is a national survey that asks patients about their experiences during a recent hospital stay. Use the results shown here to compare hospitals based on ten important hospital quality topics.


Patients experiences Provider State Nation
Patients who reported that their nurses "Always" communicated well
80%
81%
79%
Patients who reported that their nurses "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well
5%
4%
4%
Patients who reported that their nurses "Usually" communicated well
15%
15%
17%
Patients who reported that their doctors "Always" communicated well
84%
83%
82%
Patients who reported that their doctors "Sometimes" or "Never" communicated well
3%
4%
4%
Patients who reported that their doctors "Usually" communicated well
13%
13%
14%
Patients who reported that they "Always" received help as soon as they wanted
64%
68%
68%
Patients who reported that they "Sometimes" or "Never" received help as soon as they wanted
11%
9%
9%
Patients who reported that they "Usually" received help as soon as they wanted
25%
23%
23%
Patients who reported that their pain was "Always" well controlled
74%
72%
71%
Patients who reported that their pain was "Sometimes" or "Never" well controlled
6%
6%
7%
Patients who reported that their pain was "Usually" well controlled
20%
22%
22%
Patients who reported that staff "Always" explained about medicines before giving it to them
65%
65%
64%
Patients who reported that staff "Sometimes" or "Never" explained about medicines before giving it to them
18%
18%
18%
Patients who reported that staff "Usually" explained about medicines before giving it to them
17%
17%
18%
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Always" clean
72%
72%
73%
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Sometimes" or "Never" clean
7%
9%
8%
Patients who reported that their room and bathroom were "Usually" clean
21%
19%
19%
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Always" quiet at night
58%
64%
61%
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Sometimes" or "Never" quiet at night
9%
8%
10%
Patients who reported that the area around their room was "Usually" quiet at night
33%
28%
29%
Patients who reported that YES, they were given information about what to do during their recovery at home
87%
87%
85%
Patients who reported that NO, they were not given information about what to do during their recovery at home
13%
13%
15%
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
71%
71%
71%
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 6 or lower on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
6%
8%
8%
Patients who gave their hospital a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale from 0 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
23%
21%
21%
Patients who reported YES, they would definitely recommend the hospital
76%
70%
71%
Patients who reported NO, they would probably not or definitely not recommend the hospital
3%
5%
5%
Patients who reported YES, they would probably recommend the hospital
21%
25%
24%

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