NewsScan

BUCKHANNON, WV - The first baby of the new year was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital on January 5, 2024.

HUNTINGTON, WV - A three-year collective bargaining agreement between a registered nurses union and Cabell Huntington Hospital will go into effect Sunday, union representatives said.

MORGANTOWN, WV - A potential advancement in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease announced by researchers at the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute has been gaining national attention.

HUNTINGTON, WV - West Virginia is facing a severe child abuse issue, according to recent data.

CHARLESTON, WV - The 2024 legislative session is underway, and that always means a busy 60 days for West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Prostate cancer is a disease that originates in the prostate gland, a small, golf-ball sized organ that is responsible for producing seminal fluid in men.

GLEN DALE, WV - Since WVU Medicine took over Reynolds Memorial Hospital about six years ago, millions of dollars have been spent renovating and upgrading the facility’s departments.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Chris Dellinger, MBA, BSN, RN, FAEN, is a nursing leader at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center.

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards, the hospital announced in a press release.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), a member of Marshall Health Network, now has three new ultrasound machines thanks to a generous donation totaling nearly $620K from the Cabell Huntington Hospital Auxiliary.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health’s Ladie Viars, Director of Clinical Education and Community Heath, and the teacher of BMH’s Healthy Lifestyle Program, featured one of her many healthy recipes on a cooking segment in WSAZ’s January 10, 2024, First Look at Four news show.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Healthy Harrison is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the pilot phase of its "Change Your State" wellness program with Harrison County Schools.

BUCKHANNON, WV - Mike Ross, President of Mike Ross, Inc., recently made a generous donation to St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Foundation’s Surgical campaign.

WHEELING, WV - The ‘Pappy Project’ donated 15 Amazon Echo devices to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital in memory of a man who used the technology to stay close with his family as illness was keeping him away from them.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) is seeing a surge in patients with respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

MARTINSBURG, WV - State Treasurer Riley Moore returned to Martinsburg Thursday to present an additional unclaimed property check to Berkeley Medical Center for $31,611.33.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is again wading into the controversy of gender-affirming healthcare restrictions.

CHARLESTON, WV - The House Committee on Health and Human Resources recommended two bills for passage Thursday, one that would require the private foundation developing plans for opioid settlement distributions to follow open meetings law, while another bill would allow a legislative oversight committee to meet behind closed doors to discuss child abuse cases.

CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia’s Medicaid eligibility review has booted approximately 100,000 off the rolls so far.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on “Why It Feels Like Everyone You Know Is Getting COVID-19.”

CHARLESTON, WV - A new bill is currently under review in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, WV - There is good news out there and it must not be ignored.

CLARKSBURG, WV - After a mild autumn, a recent uptick in respiratory illnesses has hospitals in the United States filling up.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine CFO Nick Barcellona said the Morgantown, W.Va.-based system is "excited and bullish about our continued efforts and investments to transform into an integrated delivery and finance system."

MORGANTOWN, WV - Here are six organizations launching or expanding nursing programs:

WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling-WVU Cancer Institute Regional Cancer Center project is underway with the demolition of the OVMC buildings starting this week.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) will be featured on CBS’s news program “60 Minutes” this weekend.

HUNTINGTON, WV - As part of its centennial celebration, St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC), a member of Marshall Health Network (MHN), will release a commemorative book set to celebrate the medical center’s 100-year legacy.

HUNTINGTON, WV - The Hoops Family Children’s Hospital Child Advocacy Center (HFCH CAC), the only-hospital based CAC in Huntington, served 278 victims of child abuse in 2023.

WHEELING, WV - It was an emotional reminder that breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women.