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ROMNEY, WV - Hampshire Memorial Hospital is nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains, past more than 20 miles of winding mountain roads dotted with lush trees and ridges.

PRINCETON, WV - Across the country, summertime and heat go hand in hand.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Marshall Health Network - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH) Family Medicine Center – Kenova received a United Hero Award from UnitedHealthcare.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Two leaders from Marshall Health Network (MHN) have been named among the Top 50 Women Leaders of West Virginia for 2025 by Women We Admire, a national membership organization comprised of accomplished women executives and leaders across the U.S. and Canada.

HINTON, WV - Summers County Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is offering free sports physicals now through Thursday, July 31.

CHARLESTON, WV - Becker’s is proud to recognize 209+ women presidents and CEOs leading hospitals and health systems across the nation.

OHIO COUNTY, WV - WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center and the Hancock County EMA donated a stockpile of N95 masks and gloves today to the Valley Grove Methodist Church to help with flood relief efforts.

CHARLESTON, WV - WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals hosted a formal signing ceremony on June 19 for nursing students who are part of the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program.

PARKERSBURG, WV - The 9th annual United Way Day of Action was held today, bringing organizations together to serve the community.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) recognized WVU Hospitals (WVUH) for achieving StormReady certification, which underscores WVUH’s commitment to safety through robust emergency planning, comprehensive staff training, and advanced disaster readiness protocols.

MARTINSBURG, WV - Derek Gallagher, a teacher at Martinsburg High School in Martinsburg, West Virginia, isn’t one to sugarcoat hard truths.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) continues to advance its mission of delivering elite cardiovascular care, earning the highest possible rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in multiple adult cardiac surgery categories.

CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Patrick Morrisey appears determined to turn around West Virginia’s hideous statistics when it comes to our health.

MORGANTOWN, WV - High school students passionate about healthcare had a unique opportunity to explore the nursing profession this summer through the WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) Junior Nursing Academy, a no-cost, two-day immersive program designed to introduce students to the world of nursing.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia hospital organizations are expressing deep concern about the potential effects of the “Big Beautiful Bill” under consideration in the U.S. Senate.

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

CHARLESTON, WV - A cohort of aspiring nurses are putting their pens to paper and getting a reward of up to $25,000 dollars in exchange for a three-year work commitment in the field.

BUCKHANNON, WV - Kelly Povroznik, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital, has earned certification as an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner, bringing advanced holistic nutrition expertise to her patients and community.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) recognized WVU Hospitals (WVUH) for achieving StormReady certification, which underscores WVUH’s commitment to safety through robust emergency planning, comprehensive staff training, and advanced disaster readiness protocols.

WASHINGTON, DC - Nationwide, hospitals and pharmacies are seeing ongoing shortages of medications including some anesthetics, antibiotics, opioids and chronic disease treatments, FDA data shows.

WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Republicans say they are looking for ways to safeguard rural hospitals from proposed cuts to a key Medicaid funding method, amid concerns from the powerful hospital lobby and others that the budget reconciliation bill could force many facilities to close.

CHARLESTON, WV - On this West Virginia Morning, an update on devastating floods in the northern part of the state and a preview of a new documentary on caregiving with a look at its impact in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, WV - WVU Thomas Hospitals welcomed its fifth cohort of nursing students from BridgeValley Community & Technical College Thursday morning as part of the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program.

CHARLESTON, WV - About one hundred people gathered on Charleston’s West Side Tuesday morning to rally against proposed federal Medicaid cuts.

PRINCETON, WV - The Daisy Award has seen its first Cath Lab winner at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital this year.

CHARLESTON, WV - As the U.S. Senate continues to debate the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill, several West Virginia organizations came together Tuesday to ask their representatives not to support cuts to health care and food assistance programs.

CHARLESTON, WV - Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of West Virginia for 2025.

MORGANTOWN, WV - While many people believe a migraine is simply a bad headache, migraine is actually a chronic neurological disease that goes far beyond head pain—and remains highly underdiagnosed in West Virginia.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Three-year-old Magnolia Pauley spent her earliest days in the Neonatal Therapeutic Unit at Hoops Family Children’s Hospital.

CHARLESTON, WV - Phillip Pifer, M.D., Ph.D., is a board-certified radiation oncologist at the WVU Cancer Institute, where he specializes in treating lung and gynecologic cancers.