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Home / Hospitals / North Carolina / Hickory / Catawba Valley Medical Center
DBelow average · score 40/100 · #67 of 95 in North Carolina

Catawba Valley Medical Center

810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602 · Acute care hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Other

CMS overall rating 2 of 5bottom quarter among North Carolina acute care hospitals
Mortality: 0 measures better than the national rate, 5 worse, of 7
Safety: 1 measure better than the national rate, 0 worse, of 8

Why Catawba Valley Medical Center is graded D

Each metric below is percentile-ranked against North Carolina hospitals of the same type (acute care hospitals), then weighted. The score is the weighted sum; A ≥ 72, B ≥ 58, C ≥ 42, D ≥ 28, F below. Nothing here can be edited or paid for.

Catawba Valley Medical Center at a Glance

D 40/100
CMS overall rating · weight 25Medicare's 1–5 star summary of mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care. Raw: 2 of 5.
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Mortality · weight 25Net count of death-rate measures where the hospital is better than the national rate minus those where it is worse (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, stroke, CABG, COPD, surgical). Raw: 0 better, 5 worse of 7 measures (net -5).
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Safety of care · weight 25Net count of safety measures better than the national rate minus worse (infections, complications, falls, pressure injuries). Raw: 1 better, 0 worse of 8 measures (net +1).
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Readmission · weight 25Net count of unplanned-readmission measures better than the national rate minus worse. Raw: 2 better, 0 worse of 10 measures (net +2).
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Patient experience and timely careCMS reports 15 patient-experience and 9 timely-and-effective-care measures for this hospital; they feed the CMS overall rating above rather than being graded separately.
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Data: CMS Care Compare, imported Sep 11, 2026 · graded Sep 11, 2026 · peer group: North Carolina, acute care hospitals · CMS record 340143 · How we grade.

Hospital details

Address810 Fairgrove Church Rd, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone(828) 326-3809
CountyCATAWBA
TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other
Emergency servicesYes
Birthing-Friendly designationYes (CMS)

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  • Mortality: 4 measures better than the national rate, 1 worse, of 8
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