Frye Regional Medical Center

Frye Regional Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care facility
FRMC is home to the Frye Heart Center, Cancer Center, General and Bariatric Surgery, Emergency Services, Advanced Orthopedics, Neurosciences, Women's Birthing Center and Inpatient Rehabilitation
The Heart Center at Frye is home to the most extensive array of heart and vascular services in the Unifour area, which includes Catawba, Caldwell, Burke and Alexander counties

Hickory, NC

Hickory is located just 1 hour from Charlotte, Asheville, Winston-Salem and 1.5 hours from Greensboro, NC
As an “All American City”, Hickory is recognized as a “Most Liveable Place to Live” and boasts a long history of craftsmanship and is best known as one of the top producing furniture communities in the region
Hickory has a lively downtown with a variety of unique retail shops, restaurants, professional offices and entertainment venues are located in a park-like setting in the heart of the city
The weather is great with warm summers and not excessively cool winters making the recreational opportunities endless with nearby mountains to the west and Lake Norman to the southeast
The Hickory Public School system consists of five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools, Lenoir-Rhyne University is located in Hickory, and other universities nearby include Appalachian State University, Davidson, Wake Forest University, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Charlotte, and Gardner-Webb University