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NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV - One local hospital recently achieved an impressive four-star rating for excellence in patent care.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center has announced that it will soon construct a $9.2 million, 18-bed step-down unit on the hospital’s seventh floor, aiming to improve the flow of patients at both UHC and WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Dr. Sunil Sharma with the WVU Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine joined First at 4 on Monday.

CHARLESTON, WV - State lawmakers heard updates Monday from administrators overseeing the restructuring of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn.

CHARLESTON, WV - Much of Charleston City Council’s time Monday evening was spent discussing a proposal from the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia on a needle exchange program to be located at their West Side facility.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals patients are most likely to recommend in every state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s shortage of certified medical examiners was a topic of concern for lawmakers Monday during a meeting of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Resources Accountability.

CHARLESTON, WV - EMS workers across the state were left in dismay after their request to Gov. Jim Justice for inclusion in a special legislative session this week was denied.

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), members of Mountain Health Network (MHN), have again received a number of American Heart Association Get With the Guidelines achievement awards for demonstrating their commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Putnam and Lewis counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - State Treasurer Riley Moore visited South Charleston on Monday, August 7, to present an unclaimed property check worth more than $47,000 to West Virginia University Medicine Thomas Memorial Hospital.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital is proud to honor Michelle George, RN, as The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses recipient.

VIENNA, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center Stroke Program Coordinator Callie Benedict prepares to take the blood pressure of Mineral Wells resident David Calvert Saturday during the hospital’s Health & Wellness Day Saturday at Grand Central Mall in Vienna.

WHEELING, WV - Bethlehem Apostolic Temple has a slate of events planned over the next two weeks to get students prepared, healthy and enthused as they look to going back to school later this month.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha and Clay counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A COVID-19 vaccine is no longer required to work at WVU Medicine as of Friday, Aug. 4.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Last year, a season of increased Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) cases in infants. concerned medical experts across the country.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia announced more funding for the Nursing Workforce Expansion Program that aggressively addresses the state's nursing shortage.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Senate made quick work of 44 bills Sunday night on a special session call issued by Gov. Jim Justice earlier that same day, while the House of Delegates chose to review most of the legislation before passing the bills.

CHARLESTON, WV - The former director of Charleston’s Covenant House says she’s looking forward to serving residents on a statewide level, many who she says need affordable health insurance.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Childhood vaccine coverage across the U.S. has hit a measurable decline once again as health authorities hope to avert major surges in diseases such as RSV and COVID-19 this winter.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Patients in the Charleston area and southern West Virginia will soon have expanded and more convenient access to pediatric care.

WHEELING, WV - One of WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital’s buildings is about to undergo a major renovation—just for their smallest patients.

PRINCETON, WV - “It’s good to be home,” said ER Director Dr. Amos Lane as he was met with fan-fare by friends and family at the entrance of Princeton Community Hospital.

WHEELING, WV - Amy Butts, PA-C, DFAAPA, BC-ADM, CDCES, a WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital endocrinology physician assistant, has been appointed president of the American Society of Endocrine Physician Assistants for a two-year term.

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital, members of Mountain Health Network, have been recognized in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings and ratings for 2023-24.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce has selected 24 people for its inaugural Leadership Huntington class.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Cancer Institute will hold its annual Pink Party to benefit the Bonnie’s Bus Mobile Mammography Unit from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, at Cosmo in Suncrest Towne Centre in Morgantown.

PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center has been designated High Performing in a 2023-24 ranking by U.S. News & World Report.