NewsScan
A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
05/23/2025 - lootPress
BECKLEY, WV - Raleigh General Hospital today announced that David Brash has been named chief executive officer (CEO), effective July 7.
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05/23/2025 - 59 News
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Princeton Community Hospital (PCH) and WVU Medicine Children’s are teaming up to host a celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of their partnership.
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05/23/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Vandalia Health President and CEO Dave Ramsey has announced he’ll retire in July 2026.
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05/22/2025 - WCHS
MADISON, WV - A West Virginia health care system claimed national recognition for a patient experience campaign.
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05/22/2025 - WVVA
PRINCETON, WV - In a community celebration held Wednesday afternoon, Princeton Community Hospital celebrated their partnership with WVU Medicine Children’s, another step in bringing comprehensive health care to southern West Virginia.
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05/22/2025 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - I hope that WV's congressional delegation brings some sanity and humanity into policy decisions.
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05/22/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Eva Patton-Tackett has been named Medical Director of Clinical Efficiency and Patient Flow at Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH).
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05/22/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - As summer vastly approaches and as more people plan to spend time outdoors, it’s important to keep one thing in mind– the rise in tickborne illnesses.
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05/22/2025 - Vandalia Health
CHARLESTON, WV - The CAMC Mobile Mammography Unit will be visiting the Cowen Clinic on Wednesday, May 28, offering mammography services and comprehensive medical care to eligible patients.
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05/21/2025 - Boone Memorial Health
MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health (BMH) has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work® – the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention, and increased innovation.
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05/21/2025 - Charleston Gazette Mail
CHARLESTON, WV - At its regular meeting Thursday evening, the Kanawha County Board of Education agreed to seek legal advice from independent counsel regarding Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order on vaccinations.
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05/21/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Eva Patton-Tackett has been named Medical Director of Clinical Efficiency and Patient Flow at Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH).
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05/21/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Senator Shelley Moore Capito led a hearing to examine financial priorities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with several lines of questioning relating to West Virginia issues.
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05/21/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine held a signing ceremony Thursday (May 15) to welcome its third cohort of students selected to participate in its MedEd educational program and celebrated its first graduates.
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05/20/2025 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center has become the first hospital in West Virginia to perform a single coordinated procedure using both the WATCHMAN FLX Pro and the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) systems from Boston Scientific, offering advanced stroke prevention and rhythm control for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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05/20/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network (MHN) recognizes two leaders who have graduated from the West Virginia Hospital Association’s (WVHA) Hospital Leadership Academy.
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05/20/2025 - BMH
MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health was honored to take part in the Women’s Wellness Luncheon that the Boone County Health Department and Wellpoint recently hosted to celebrate women’s health and well-being.
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05/20/2025 - West Virginia Watch
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There are periods of Hannah Lord’s life when her full-time job is doctors’ appointments.
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05/20/2025 - ARH
BECKLEY, WV - From a nurse legend who began her ARH career in 1971 to a recent graduate whose professionalism and leadership have already made her a standout, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) celebrated outstanding nursing professionals from across the healthcare system at its first annual Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 6, in Paintsville, KY.
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05/20/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia received welcome news last week with provisional data showing that overdose deaths in the state declined by 43.5% in the last year.
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05/20/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Tucker and Barbour counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
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05/20/2025 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Board of Education passed a resolution during its most recent meeting calling on state leaders to “stabilize” the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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05/20/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Clay, Lewis, and Tucker counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
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05/19/2025 - WOWK by: Jessica Patterson
MADISON, WV - Hard work has paid off for the staff of Boone Memorial Health!
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05/19/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Myron Lewis, family practice physician at HIMG, was awarded the United Hero Award by UnitedHealthcare.
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05/19/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - In recognition of Hospital Week, Marshall Health Network (MHN) is celebrating employee anniversaries, many with more than 30 years of service.
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05/19/2025 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health, WVU Medicine and WVU announced some honors and recognitions their respective systems recently received.
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05/19/2025 - WOWK
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals unveiled a new light therapy service that is now offered for the prevention and treatment of mouth sores in cancer therapy patients through the use of THOR Photobiomodulation.
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05/19/2025 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Behind a tall wire fence at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and Elmer Prince Drive, construction workers are prepping the ground for the construction of the WVU Eye Institute.
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05/19/2025 - MetroNews by: Hoppy Kercheval
CHARLESTON, WV - “Do your own research!”
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