February CARE Employee February 21, 2007 Catawba Valley Medical Center Recognizes February CARE Employee

Catawba Valley Medical Center recently recognized Rick Heavner, Environmental Services Technician, as the February CARE employee. Following is a comment submitted by a co-worker in nominating Heavner: "Rick is a very dedicated, dependable, generous employee who takes his job very seriously and does his best every day. He is a conscientious member of this community and also his work community at CVMC." 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.