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A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
05/05/2025 - MetroNews by: TJ Meadows
CHARLESTON, WV - Friday brought clarity from West Virginia State School Superintendent Michele Blatt regarding vaccine exemptions. In a concise, one-page memo, Blatt informed all county superintendents that state law leaves no ambiguity on vaccination requirements for school enrollment.
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05/05/2025 - Charleston Gazette-Mail
HUNTINGTON, WV - Most people have seen at least one or two scenes from a TV medical drama at some point: Everything is always high stakes, high stress and fast-paced.
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05/05/2025 - WVNews By: Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, WV - A memorandum to county superintendents issued Friday by the West Virginia Department of Education requiring schools to abide by the state’s required immunization program for school-age children was rescinded later that evening after pressure from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
HUNTINGTON, WV - The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health Network hosted their 12th annual Quality and Safety Summit on Wednesday.
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05/05/2025 - MetroNews by: Jeff Jenkins
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order that has his administration reviewing and allowing religious exemptions to the state’s mandatory school entry vaccination requirements will continue to be used for the foreseeable future.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
MASON COUNTY, WV - There’s a new medical clinic in Mason County.
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05/05/2025 - WOWK
CHARLESTON, WV - Certificate of need is a topic that gets brought up during most West Virginia legislative sessions.
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05/05/2025 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center earned an A in Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade spring 2025 report.
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05/02/2025 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Regina Campbell, RN, MSN, has been named Chief Operating Officer for MHN. In this new role, she will assist President and CEO Scott Raynes in achieving operational efficiencies across the system.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University Health System today (May 2) announced the appointment of Christopher Goode, M.D., as its executive vice president and chief clinical integration officer.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - The mission of the WVU Cancer Institute is monumental.
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05/02/2025 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) is raising awareness about available mental health resources across the state in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month.
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05/01/2025 - WOWK
HUNTINGTON, WV - On Wednesday, Marshall Health Network held their Donor Life Memorial Service at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
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05/01/2025 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Republicans on the MAGA team were elected, in part, to shake up Washington.
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05/01/2025 - RealWV
CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC General Hospital and CAMC Charleston Surgical Hospital have achieved numerous accolades for clinical excellence from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital.
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04/30/2025 - WBOY
CHARLESTON, WV - The non-profit West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) is raising the alarm over the impact potential cuts to Medicaid will have on the state.
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04/30/2025 - The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s stop in Wheeling Thursday served to highlight the changes he will help lead in the Mountain State.
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04/30/2025 - The Journal
MARTINSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new Neurointerventional Radiology Suite on Tuesday.
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04/30/2025 - The Inter-Mountain
CHARLESTON, WV - A former Pleasants County assistant prosecuting attorney will now lead the state agency responsible for health care coverage for West Virginia’s public workers.
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04/30/2025 - RealWV
TEAYS VALLEY, WV - CAMC Primary Care teams in Winfield and Teays Valley will host Well Woman Days the week of May 12.
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04/30/2025 - MetroNews by: TJ Meadows
CHARLESTON, WV - The golden days of PEIA — when a generous state benefit helped offset lower-than-market wages — are behind us.
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04/30/2025 - WBOY
MORGANTOWN, WV - The American Academy of Sleep Medicine says that 80% of obstructive sleep apnea goes undiagnosed, and it may be the reason you feel so groggy when you wake up.
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04/29/2025 - WV Public Broadcasting
RANSON, WV - As the population of West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle continues to grow, a major health provider is looking to expand local access to care with a $260 million investment.
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04/29/2025 - WTOV
JEFFERSON COUNTY, OH - A new 14,000-square-foot facility, the Indian Creek Community Innovation Center, is set to open in Jefferson County by late 2026.
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04/29/2025 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Hospitals hosted a formal signing ceremony on Friday (April 25) for nursing students from Laurel College of Technology, West Virginia Junior College, Fairmont State University, and West Virginia University accepted into the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program.
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04/29/2025 - Boone Memorial Health
MADISON, WV - National Donate Life Month (NDLM) is a time to raise awareness of the lifesaving and healing gifts made possible through organ, tissue, and cornea donation.
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04/29/2025 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - It’s just a matter of time.
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04/29/2025 - WVNews
BRIDGEPORT, WV - The American Junior Golf Association has added the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center Junior Championship to its 2025 tournament schedule.
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04/28/2025 - RealWV
TEAYS VALLEY, WV - Work is beginning on a $45 million expansion project.
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04/28/2025 - Mon Health
WHITE HALL, WV - Vandalia Health Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital is proud to recognize Emergency Nurse Allyson Donohoe, RN, as its latest recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
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