NewsScan
A Daily Summary of Healthcare and Business News
11/17/2023 - WTRF by: Amber Baker
PADEN CITY, WV - WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital leadership and provider teams gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Paden City Family Medicine Clinic with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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11/17/2023 - WVNews by: Matt Harvey
MORGANTOWN, WV - World Pancreatic Cancer Day is observed on Nov. 16 this year to raise awareness of this deadly disease.
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11/17/2023 - WBOY by: Jalyn Lamp
FAIRMONT, WV - On Thursday, WVU Medicine’s Fairmont Medical Center held a mass casual drill to ensure its facility is prepared for any scenario.
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11/17/2023 - The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, WV - Love a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, but too busy to do it yourself?
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11/17/2023 - WDTV by: John Blashke
MORGANTOWN, WV - For the past couple of decades, March of Dimes has been raising awareness for preterm births, which is observed on November 17th.
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11/16/2023 - WVNews
CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers in West Virginia are working to find a financial solution to stabilize the state's fire and emergency medical services (EMS) organizations.
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11/16/2023 - WV Public Broadcasting by: Emily Rice
CHARLESTON, WV - The American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of Lung Cancer” report ranked West Virginia 47 out of 48 states included in the report for new lung cancer cases.
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11/16/2023 - My Buckhannon by: Monica Zalaznik
BUCKHANNON, WV - The director of the Upshur County Development Authority recently discussed the organization’s ongoing efforts to assist St. Joseph’s Hospital in maintaining its status as a Critical Access Hospital.
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11/16/2023 - The Dominion Post by: Jarett Lewis
CHARLESTON, WV - For the fourth time this month, the Finance Board for the Public Employees Insurance Agency took public comments regarding the proposed premium increases for state workers.
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11/16/2023 - Times West Virginian by: Preston Woodburn-Camp
CHARLESTON, WV - National Rural Health Day, celebrated on Nov. 16, is billed as an opportunity to celebrate the “power of rural.”
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11/16/2023 - WBOY by: Gwyn Napier
FAIRMONT, WV - WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center is getting into the holiday spirit, as it hosted its inaugural Christmas tree lighting on Wednesday.
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11/16/2023 - WBOY by: Sam Kirk
MORGANTOWN, WV - Actor Mario Lopez, who is known for his role in “Saved by the Bell,” will attend the 2024 WVU Medicine Children’s Annual Gala in February.
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11/16/2023 - WTRF by: Annalise Murphy
BELMONT COUNTY, OH - Each year, Belmont County hosts hands on training for first responders and other agencies to better prepare everyone for an active shooting situation.
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11/16/2023 - WBOY by: Jordan Massey
MORGANTOWN, WV - The Morgantown Ronald McDonald House is currently being renovated to expand the facility.
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11/16/2023 - WBOY
MORGANTOWN, WV - Today I sit down to talk with the director of nurses at United Hospital Center to cover all about the medical surgical nurses.
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11/16/2023 - The Times Leader
COLERAIN, WV - The Colerain Township Board of Trustees along with WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, Colerain Fire Company and the Barton Volunteer Fire Department teamed up to present the first free Colerain Township Health Fair on Wednesday at Hilltop Social Hall.
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11/16/2023 - The Times Leader by: Emma Delk
WHEELING, WV - Making up the Best of the Ohio Valley, businesses in over 150 different categories — from best restaurant to best barber shop — were awarded for their service to the area during the event sponsored by The Times Leader, The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register.
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11/15/2023 - MetroNews by: Mike Nolting
CHARLESTON, WV - Lawmakers continue searching for a funding fix for the fire and EMS organizations.
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11/15/2023 - Charleston Gazette Mail by: Roger Adkins
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has added emergency medical workers to its growing list of critical staffing shortages, according to testimony presented to state lawmakers Tuesday.
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11/15/2023 - The Intelligencer by: Joselyn King
WHEELING, WV - West Virginia lawmakers in Wheeling indicated they are willing to help regional economic authorities do what is necessary to encourage development and growth in the state.
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11/15/2023 - WOWK by: Jessica Patterson
HUNTINGTON, WV - Pediatric patients were greeted by a big surprise Monday morning in Huntington.
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11/15/2023 - American Songwriter
MORGANTOWN, WV - Willi Carlisle gave fans a second taste of his upcoming record, Critterland.
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11/15/2023 - Mon Health
MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting its annual Trees to Go Fundraiser to benefit patients and their care.
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11/15/2023 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Wayne and Marion counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.
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11/15/2023 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Pocahontas, Lewis, and Upshur counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.
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11/15/2023 - The Marietta Times
PARKERSBURG, WV - The Parkersburg Art Center will celebrate the exhibit of the West Virginia Watercolor Society with an opening reception at 1-3 p.m. Sunday.
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11/15/2023 - WTOV by: Jesse Cain
BELMONT COUNTY, OH - WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital is hosting a Colerain Township Health Fair on Wednesday from 3-6 p.m. at the Hilltop Social Hall.
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11/14/2023 - MetroNews by: Jarrett Lewis
CHARLESTON, WV - For the fourth time this month, the Finance Board for the Public Employees Insurance Agency took public comments regarding the proposed premium increases for state workers.
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11/14/2023 - The Intelligencer by: Joselyn King
West Virginia Lawmakers Briefed on Economic Development Projects During Interim Meetings in Wheeling
WHEELING, WV - Weirton “is economically on fire,” with development also happening in nearby Brooke and Ohio County, local officials told West Virginia lawmakers Monday.
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11/14/2023 - WTRF by: John Lynch
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia has again been ranked the most overweight and obese state in America.
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