MORGANTOWN – As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure easy access and choice in community healthcare, Mon Health System has formed the Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital, […]
Healthcare
State sets up hotline on virus
Still no confirmed cases found in West Virginia Even though there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in the Mountain State, Gov. Jim Justice and the state […]
Officials investigate 3 pending COVID-19 cases
Three people in West Virginia are being tested for the novel coronavirus — COVID-19 — according to a Department of Health and Human Resources spokeswoman. The spokesperson […]
COVID-19 linked to lower gas prices
Gas prices dipped below $2 a gallon in Marshall County and are hovering just over $2 a gallon in the Morgantown area. And those prices could fall […]
Milan Puskar Foundation donates to children’s hospital
Building upon its namesake’s legacy of improving the quality of life in West Virginia, the Milan Puskar Foundation donated $1 million to the WVU Medicine Children’s project. […]
Senate Health Committee raises insulin bill copay cap from $25 to $100
MORGANTOWN — The House bill to cap insulin copay for diabetes patients escaped death in the Senate on Monday and came through Senate Health on Tuesday with […]
Fairmont Regional closure part of national trend
Smaller, regional facilities can’t compete with larger providers The pending closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center is another example of an ongoing health care trend where smaller, […]
Preston Memorial says last blood drive a success, hopes next is, too
The American Red Cross says less than 38% of the U.S. population are eligible donors; on average, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. To […]
WVU Medicine, CORE celebrate successful transplants at luncheon
Thirty-six organ donors from WVU Medicine’s J.W. Rudy Memorial Hospital saved 113 lives last year, an increase of 28% from the prior year. That milestone was celebrated […]
New House bill could motivate sale of Fairmont Regional Medical Center
MORGANTOWN — the House Government Organization Committee introduced and passed a bill Friday morning immediately aimed at helping the sale of Fairmont Regional Medical Center to a […]
