Local Business Leaders Recognize Catawba Valley Healthcare’s Expanded Mission
The Chamber of Catawba County hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Catawba Valley Healthcare, (CVH), on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at Hickory Clinic located at 327 1st Avenue NW in Hickory, North Carolina.
Local Business Leaders to Recognize Catawba Valley Healthcare’s Expanded Mission
The Chamber of Catawba County will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for Catawba Valley Healthcare, (CVH), scheduled Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at Hickory Clinic located at 327 1st Avenue NW in Hickory, North Carolina.
1st Annual Book Fair at Life Skills
There is excitement in the air at Life Skills. Today is the beginning of our 1st Annual Book Fair! This adventurous project has been spearheaded by Chrystine Caldwell, a valued Life Skills staff member. She had a vision and made it come to life! Chrystine planned,...
Medicaid Expansion Information from North Carolina
This Medicaid expansion is for people who currently have limited benefits or who were not previously eligible for full Medicaid.
Smoking Cessation
What is Smoking Cessation? Smoking cessation refers to the process of quitting the habit of smoking. Everyone knows that quitting smoking is very hard work due to the highly addictive nicotine content in tobacco. But it is also widely known that cigarettes,...
Effective Communication in Healthcare
Tips for Communicating with your Healthcare Providers Talking to your healthcare providers about your physical or mental health or that of a loved one can feel difficult at times; sometimes it can be very difficult to find the right words to describe how you are...
Self-Care for Healthcare Workers
What is Self Care? When you think about the term “self-care,” what comes to your mind? What kind of self-care schedule and plan do you have in place? Do you need to revise or strengthen your plan? Recommit to it? This blog is here to help, especially if you are...
Diabetes: What is It and How to Prevent or Manage It
What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a chronic medical condition that occurs when the body is unable to properly regulate blood sugar levels in the bloodstream. This happens when the pancreas either does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes) or the body becomes...
Primary Care Services
Primary Care Services at Catawba Valley Healthcare include:
- Adult Wellness and Preventive Care for Women & Men
- Chronic Illness Care Management
- Acute Care Needs
Our primary care providers are committed to providing outstanding patient-centered, integrated primary health care. Your primary care clinic is your medical home, where your primary care needs are met and care coordination with other medical specialists is managed.
Whole Person Healthcare
Whole person healthcare is based on a biopsychosocial model of healthcare that is both a concept for understanding health, disease, and illness and a framework for delivering healthcare.
The foundational belief of the whole person model is that one’s biology, psychology, and sociology must be considered and addressed together to deliver effective healthcare and achieve positive outcomes.
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Treatment Services at Catawba Valley Healthcare include:
- Comprehensive Clinical Assessment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Medication Management
- Individual, Group and Family Therapy
Our services staff includes Registered Nurses, Physician Extenders, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Master’s-level Psychologists and Psychiatrists, and Licensed Behavioral Health Therapists.
Mobile Crisis Management
Catawba Valley Healthcare has provided Mobile Crisis Services throughout Catawba and Burke counties since 2006. Our Mobile Crisis clinicians respond to brain/mental health illness and substance use crises. Our interventions reduce acute symptoms of a crisis to prevent the admission of an individual to a hospital or other restrictive environment.
Our crisis support and mobile response services are available 24/7 at this number: (828) 695-2511.
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services
IDD services at Catawba Valley Health Care include:
- Primary care
- Life Skills training
- Residential services
- Mobile crisis management
Catawba Valley Healthcare has been committed to the healthcare and well-being of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 2005. CVH professional offers compassionate, personalized care to those with IDD.
Connections Clubhouse
Connections is a psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouse that was established in 1990 through Mental Health Services of Catawba County in response to the need for an ongoing community support program for our adults with brain/behavioral health disorders.
Connections Clubhouse is specifically designed for adults (18 and older) who have a diagnosis of severe and persistent mental illness. Connections provide opportunities to assist clubhouse members in leading meaningful, productive, and independent lives. We approach this goal by providing meaningful work and relationships and the opportunity for our participants to feel a sense of belonging to a welcoming community.
