NewsScan

CHARLESTON, WV - The Mountain State’s commitment to healthcare in rural areas has been recognized once more as West Virginia reached an important milestone in the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) ranks.

CHARLESTON, WV - In an uncharacteristically long meeting, the West Virginia First Foundation took several steps Thursday meant to get the organization closer to distributing opioid settlement funds to programs and groups around the state.

BECKLEY, WV - In 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration declared that a healthcare worker shortage in the U.S. was a national crisis.

WHEELING, WV - Demolition continues for new WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital Regional Cancer Center.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Aug. 1 doesn’t just mark the month many go back to school, but in West Virginia, it’s the fifth annual “WV Donor Day,” held because eight people can be saved by one organ donor, according to the Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) and Donate Life WV.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center celebrated West Virginia Donor Day Thursday.

WV - Caleb Cobane has been named Vice President of Strategy Development and System Integration for the multi-hospital Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health is excited to share that our own Chief Financial Officer, Cole Malcolm, has been awarded the Sister M. Madeleine Lopez President’s Award by the West Virginia Chapter of Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Cole was chosen for this award because of his commitment and support of the local HFMA Chapter over the past 18 months.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Family Birth Center at Mon Health Medical Center offers perinatal education classes for new and expecting families throughout the year.

BLUEFIELD, WV - In Mercer County, WVU Medicine’s Princeton Community Hospital is proud to welcome a new member to their medical team at their Bluefield location.

BLUEFIELD, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital and Sons of Italy will be hosting the first-ever pickleball tournament on the new courts at Bluefield City Park.

PRINCETON, WV - The addition of a distinguished radiation oncologist was announced by WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health’s (DH) Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services (OEPS) is launching the MEDALS Project.

WEIRTON, WV - It’s easy to make a cost/benefit analysis on some expenditures and make a decision about whether it is worth spending the money.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Getting a job in the health care industry requires a solid education, and that education can get expensive if resources are not available to help a student through.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a Capitol Hill briefing July 31, hospital and health care leaders shared strategies and stories highlighting the importance of passing the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would provide federal protections against violence to hospital workers.

CHARLESTON, WV - When we visited Mercer County, we saw local residents working on economic and community development.

CHARLESTON, WV - More West Virginia children are using mental health services than before the pandemic according to a new report from the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS).

PARKERSBURG, WV - Highmark Health Options West Virginia (HHO WV) – the state’s newest managed care organization (MCO) and first-ever Blue Cross Blue Shield-branded MCO to serve West Virginians – will officially launch statewide Aug. 1.

WESTON, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital is proud to honor Kenton Linger, RN, as the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recipient.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, is the most socially responsible acute care hospital in West Virginia, based on a ranking from Lown Institute.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Sixteen local nursing students were formally welcomed to the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program on Monday, July 29.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Kathy Moffett, chief of WVU Medicine Children's Pediatric Infectious Diseases, explains it all and talks about how we can protect our kids and families through vaccination.

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

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

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia welcomed Dr. Rahul Gupta warmly last week.

CHARLESTON, WV - This week, First Choice Services, a Charleston-based non-profit, is hosting a summit to discuss crisis care and mental health in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, WV - At the height of the COVID-19 outbreak, Charleston, West Virginia was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A health care expert, Mark Povroznik, PharmD, discusses the impact of UV-C disinfection and advanced technologies in reducing infections, highlighting collaborative efforts and best practices in infection prevention and control.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - A Kanawha County hospital has planned a large-scale training event for Wednesday to evaluate the facility’s response to a mass casualty incident.