The West Virginia Health Authority said Certificate of Need applications by Mon Heath System and WVU Health System to build separate full-service hospitals in Marion County are […]
Healthcare
Alecto agrees to pay employees paid-time off
The owner of the now shuttered Fairmont Regional Medical Center agreed to pay nearly $1 million in paid-time off to employees affected by the closure. The announcement […]
Sundale reports second death related to COVID-19
MORGANTOWN — Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown reported its second COVID-19 related death Wednesday afternoon. Carl Shrader, Sundale medical director and WVU Medicine physician, said […]
Lilly offers $35 insulin co-pay program
MORGANTOWN — Lilly, one of three pharmaceutical companies that make insulin, announced this week that it has created a Lilly Insulin Value Program that will allow the […]
Mylan donating 10 million tablets of possible COVID-19 drug for FDA investigation
MORGANTOWN — Mylan announced on Wednesday that it is donating 10 million tablets of hydroxychloroquine sulfate, 200mg, to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for […]
Justice adds Marion County to COVID-19 hot spot list and executive order with extra restrictions
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice added Marion County to the list of state COVID-19 hot spots Wednesday and announced during his daily press briefing that he was […]
Ruby donates protective equipment
The Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust purchased $1.3 million worth of personal protective equipment for several West Virginia hospitals and first responders. “These are difficult times and […]
Mon Health System and Marion County Health Department Offering Fairmont Location for COVID-19 Testing
Mon Health System, in collaboration with the Marion County Health Department, Fairmont State University and the Marion County Chamber of Commerce, established a new testing location for […]
Of Sundale staff and residents who previously tested positive, 3 employees now test negative for COVID-19
All of the residents and nine staff members of Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care facility in Morgantown who tested positive more than two weeks ago for COVID-19 […]
Justice and team: W.Va. still trending well on COVID-19 cases, but remain cautious; unemployment claim backlog starting to clear
MORGANTOWN — The number of positives cases of coronavirus in West Virginia continues to rise but the rise is slight and the state is trending better than […]
