CVMC Recognizes January CARE Employee January 10, 2008 Catawba Valley Medical Center recently recognized Kathy Cook, nutrition care associate in the nutrition care department, as the January CARE employee. Following are remarks offered in nominating Ms. Cook: “Kathy is always ready to help and will go out of her way to cook something special. I always feel I’m being treated with respect and caring. Kathy is always nice, cares about people and tries to please them. She is a very hard worker and she makes me laugh!” Catawba Valley Medical Center’s CARE employee, nominated monthly by employees and guests, embodies Courtesy, Attitude, Respect and Enthusiasm for commitment to maintaining a positive guest relations atmosphere while demonstrating a sincere compassion and concern for patients and fellow staff members. Catawba Valley Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. CVMC, recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet facility, was recently named a Hospital of Choice by the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.