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A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
09/30/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Physical Therapy is excited to announce the addition of several stunning canvas prints to our clinic located on W. Second Street, generously donated by local photographer and patient, Alan Tucker.
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09/30/2024 - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON, WV - From a new Thorn Street Bridge to new medical facilities and points in between, the city of Princeton is undergoing a growth period.
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09/30/2024 - Mineral News & Tribune by: Liz Beavers
KEYSER, WV - WVU Medicine’s Potomac Valley Hospital has recently been recognized nationally, having been awarded five stars in two areas of importance.
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09/30/2024 - The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
VIENNA, WV - WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center has opened its new Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinic to increase access for patients to receive treatment and support throughout the recovery process from an injury, illness, or surgery.
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09/30/2024 - The Journal
CHARLES TOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Medical Center are partnering with Quality Insights to offer a new diabetes self-management program workshop in Charles Town starting in October.
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09/27/2024 - MetroNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Emergency room visits because of bees are on the rise this year as we enter the autumn season.
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09/27/2024 - WTOV by: Claire O'Neil
WHEELING, WV - The Ohio Valley Heart Walk took place on Thursday at Wheeling Park celebrating 100 years of the American Heart Association.
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09/27/2024 - The West Virginia Daily News
LEWISBURG, WV - West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) alumni received national awards during the largest U.S. conference recognizing the osteopathic medical profession.
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09/27/2024 - The Herald Dispatch
HUNTINGTON, WV - Huntington City Council District 1 representative Tyler Bowen has committed $50,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Marshall Health Network Foundation, according to the City of Huntington.
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09/27/2024 - WSAZ by: Summer Jewell
HUNTINGTON, WV - Heart health concerns are usually associated with older adults. Unfortunately, kids can have heart health issues, too.
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09/27/2024 - WVVA by: Robert Castillo
PRINCETON, WV - WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital is set to host an upcoming health fair at the Mercer Mall.
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09/27/2024 - WV Press Association
CHARLESTON, WV - The Charleston Area Alliance has announced the participants of the Leadership Kanawha Valley Class of 2024-25.
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09/26/2024 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Department of Health is hosting the West Virginia EMS for Children Pediatric Symposium from September 30 to October 2, 2024, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope.
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09/26/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Caity Coyne
CHARLESTON, WV - Life expectancy for West Virginians fell by nearly two years in 2021 compared to 2020, according to data released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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09/26/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Ellen Allen
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginians for Affordable Health Care (WVAHC) could not be happier to announce our annual summit.
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09/26/2024 - Shelley Moore Capito
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced eight Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for education and research programs, facility construction and renovations, and healthcare treatment resources in West Virginia.
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09/26/2024 - WVNews by: Leah Willingham
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid crisis: He was once addicted to prescription painkillers himself.
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09/26/2024 - Charleston Gazette-Mail by: Brad Story
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has one of the nation’s highest rates of drug overdose deaths.
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09/26/2024 - Becker's Hospital Review by: Kristin Kuchno
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV - Leslie Lawson has been named COO of South Charleston, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective Sept. 30.
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09/26/2024 - Marshall Health Network
HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Rivers Health (RH), members of Marshall Health Network (MHN), have been recognized by Donate Life West Virginia for their commitment to educate employees and the community about the crucial need for organ, eye and tissue donation.
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09/26/2024 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center is proud to honor Michelle Lilly, RN, as The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses recipient.
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09/26/2024 - CAMC
CHARLESTON, WV - Anthony Uy, MD, has served in many roles as CAMC and Vandalia Health — most recently as the Chief Medical Information Officer.
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09/26/2024 - My Buckhannon
BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital will hold a ceremony for its Aspiring Nurses Program on Monday, September 30, at 1 p.m.
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09/26/2024 - WTAP by: Logan Riggenbach
PARKERSBURG, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s and WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center is hosting a Children’s Day at Discovery World on Market.
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09/25/2024 - West Virginia Watch by: Sam Petsonk
CHARLESTON, WV - Health insurance prices are higher in West Virginia than any other state — by a lot.
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09/25/2024 - MetroNews by: Hoppy Kercheval
CHARLESTON, WV - We West Virginians need to lose some weight.
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09/25/2024 - The Associated Press by: Amanda Seitz
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine has been highlighted for its participation in the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Vaccine Initiative, which aims to increase COVID-19, influenza and routine vaccination rates among high-risk patients nationally, specifically adults with respiratory conditions.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews by: John Mark Shaver
BRIDGEPORT, WV - WVU Medicine United Hospital Center held a ribbon cutting and dedication for its new $7.9 million Intermediate Unit on Tuesday, highlighting a new part of the hospital that will be critical in caring for patients.
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09/25/2024 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - An innovative WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital career training program designed to prepare participants for a high-demand healthcare career in surgical technology is now accepting applications to its 2025 cohorts.
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