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RIPLEY, WV - When considering health care, think Jackson General Hospital.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), a member of Marshall Health Network, is proud to announce that its Center for Surgical Weight Control has been named a Center of Excellence (COE) for bariatric surgery by the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum®.

BOONE COUNTY, WV - After years of plotting and planning, the Madison Farmers Market and Greenhouse Project’s groundbreaking ceremony was held in Boone County Wednesday.

FAIRMONT, WV - WVU Medicine has completed renovations on the third floor of Fairmont Medical Center – acute patient care rooms – and reopened the full floor this week. The Dominion Post took a tour on Wednesday.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Dr. Lisa Costello is a dedicated pediatrician at WVU Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics.

MORGANTOWN, WV - J. Hunter Mehaffey, MD MSc, is a cardiothoracic surgeon and co-director of research in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Andrew Bogan’s career trajectory at Thomas Hospitals is a testament to his unwavering commitment to the nursing profession and community service.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA-West Virginia) has announced that West Virginia University Medicine will be host sponsor for the APTA-West Virginia’s 2024 conference on Sept. 7-8 at The Embassy Suites in Charleston.

WHEELING, WV - Officials warn: do NOT leave a child inside a hot car under any circumstances.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is advancing groundbreaking Alzheimer’s disease research with a gift from the family of a dedicated WVU alumnus.

BUCKHANNON, WV - Winfield High School rising senior Sydne Alexander now has her college paid for.

CHARLESTON, WV - WV Pathways to Professional In-Home Care is a free program that allows people to assist seniors within their communities.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Since 2016, West Virginia University Health System has folded 14 hospitals into its network — including three hospitals last year alone — creating an emerging 25-hospital Goliath that reaches into Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland.

CHARLESTON, WV - Slack Plaza will get a new work of art, after the Charleston City Council voted Monday to pay for an aluminum and glass piece called River Flow.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - In this edition of the WVU Medicine Health Report, Dr. Richard Vaglienti, director of the WVU Medicine Center for Integrated Pain Management, talks about a new internal pain pump.

FAIRMONT, WV - The WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center is celebrating the reopening of its acute patient care rooms.

MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginia is experiencing its first heat wave of 2024 with temperatures nearing the mid-90s, and Mon Health Medical Center’s Director of Emergency Services, Trish Murray, is weighing in with tips to beat the heat.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A heat advisory is in effect for most of the state through Friday.

CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC has received re-accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program.

BUCKHANNON, WV - This July, WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital is set to host the West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy, offering an invaluable opportunity for rising 11th- and 12th-graders, including home-schooled students, to immerse themselves in the world of health care.

PRINCETON, WV - As temperatures creep higher, medical experts say it is important to make sure you do not leave your child unattended in your vehicle.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A heat advisory is in effect for most of the state through Friday.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Dr. Kevin Yingling, CEO of Marshall Health Network, has been named a recipient of the Most Valuable Player Award for 2023 by the American Hospital Association Political Action Committee (AHAPAC).

WASHINGTON, DC - Warning signs that could signal a rise in COVID infections are appearing in parts of the U.S.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is set to receive over $4 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to bolster healthcare services statewide. Senator Joe Manchin announced on Monday that $4,056,828 will be allocated to various healthcare initiatives in the state.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center was beginning construction on improvements to the Emergency Department (ED) waiting area on Monday.

ELKINS, WV - Davis Health System officials confirmed to The Inter-Mountain Monday that a leadership change is being made at DHS.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Candace N. Miller, M.B.A., has been named the new president and CEO of WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital in Ripley effective July 15.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s emergency medical services systems may have a pulse, but many are barely breathing.

CHARLESTON, WV - No matter where you live in the United States, health care is expensive.