NewsScan

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital Foundation Pink Fund has received numerous donations from local schools as a part of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month “Pink Outs.”

HUNTINGTON, WV - St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) will kick off its centennial celebration with a free community event Monday, Nov. 6, at 1:30 p.m. under the medical center overpass on Collis Ave. in Huntington.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Just in time for the beginning of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, WVU Medicine Children’s is now offering an antibody injection to protect against it.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine surgeon Nova Szoka, M.D., developed a new fluorescence-guided medical device to help surgeons better visualize surgical instruments and the surgical area during thoracic and bariatric surgeries.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Andrea “Andi” Hasley, 43, of Morgantown, would describe herself as a rule follower.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Recognizes National Respiratory Care Week October 22-28.

CHARLESTON, WV - A stampede of about 40 young people rounded the bases on a warm, bright Wednesday morning at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston.

MORGANTOWN, WV - When James Berry, DO, director of addictions at association member WVU Medicine’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, in Morgantown, W.Va., first joined the health system in 2002, he had no idea the state was on the brink of becoming a national epicenter for opioid use disorder (OUD).

WHEELING, WV - The project to build a new cancer center to replace the former OVMC facility has taken a major step forward.

CHARLESTON, WV - The turnout for the large free clinic that West Virginia Health Right and Remote Area Medical held in Charleston on Oct. 21 and 22 tells me two things.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Navigator is a free grant funded program that aims to help people navigate the health care system and its offerings.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Officials with WVU Hospitals, including the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and WVU Medicine Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, met at noon Wednesday to unveil the renaming of the Chestnut Ridge Center in Morgantown to Healthy Minds-Chestnut Ridge.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine’s three-pronged approach to treating breast cancer sees the health system help dozens of patients each month as medical experts underline the importance of regular screenings for the disease.

CHARLESTON, WV - Over 1,200 area high school students are being introduced to healthcare career paths beyond just doctors and nurses– from clerical to technical opportunities to much more.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health System celebrated Healthcare Quality Week with free shirts for employees, balloons, lapel pins, banners, and more.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital Recognizes National Respiratory Care Week October 22-28.

WHEELING, WV - Nearly a year to the day after the announcement was made that a new regional cancer center was coming to the former Ohio Valley Medical Center campus, the lease for the property was officially signed, and site work on the multimillion-dollar project that promises to transform Center Wheeling is set to begin.

CHARLESTON, WV - Medicare open enrollment began on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7.

CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice, on Thursday, announced the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) will provide equipment to EMS agencies across the state to support overdose response.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Healthcare information technology security leaders from across the country have shared insights with Becker's regarding the most important steps for hospitals and health systems to take in preventing increased cybersecurity risks when working with third-party vendors.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s is adding a new playground to support children’s health and well-being thanks to a $500,000 gift from the Hayhurst family.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center (ECCC), a member of Marshall Health Network, has received accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program.

WESTON, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital will host its 13th annual Children’s Halloween and Safety Fair on Saturday, October 28 from 11AM-1PM at the hospital.

BUCKHANNON, WV - WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital is bringing awareness about the prevalence of breast cancer and lung cancer through the “Pink and Pearl Campaign.”

WHEELING, WV - Cameron High School students showed their support for breast cancer patients, as they handmade mastectomy pillows to be given out at the Comprehensive Breast Care Center at Wheeling Hospital.

MARSHALL COUNTY, WV - WVU Reynolds Memorial Hospital employees made a big difference in the lives of cancer patients one pink t-shirt at a time.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Halloween can be a fun time of costumes and candy, but it’s also one of the more dangerous holidays for children.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine served as the presenting sponsor for the first Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk, which was held on Sept. 30 at the Mylan Park Track and Field Complex in Morgantown.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha and Gilmer counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

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