A WVU Medicine employee is being charged with embezzlement after it was discovered that daily deposits from the WVU Medicine Pain Management Center consistently came up short over […]
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Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center is first customer for Endolumik’s Gastric Calibration Tube, developed in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN — Local surgical device company Endolumik has started commercial sales of its innovative Gastric Calibration Tube, with its first client being the Nebraska Medicine Bariatrics Center. […]
States pursue laws to govern pelvic exams on unconscious patients without prior consent
STAFF, WIRE REPORTS — A new batch of states is looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams […]
WVU Medicine welcomes first class of MedEd interns
WVU MEDICINE WVU Hospitals welcomed its first class of MedEd program interns Thursday in a signing day event. The new program provides students with skills, hands-on training […]
Progress: WVU Medicine’s Peak Health insurance offers lower healthcare costs by connecting payer, providers and patients
MORGANTOWN — Through its new medical insurance provider, Peak Health, WVU Medicine and its partners are pursuing a way to offer more-efficient care at a lower price […]
Organ donors and their families honored and celebrated at WVU Medicine ceremony
MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine and the Transplant Alliance on Thursday honored organ donors and their family members who made the choice to help others in need. Family […]
WVUM Children’s Hospital Emergency Department provides special care for young patients
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia children and adolescents can get kid-tailored emergency care at WVU Medicine Children’s Emergency Department. “It’s a child-friendly environment,” said Curtis Ash, director of […]
Wheeling Hospital to continue taking PEIA
CHARLESTON — Wheeling Hospital, which indicated months ago that it would stop taking patients with state-provided insurance plans, now intends to accept those patients because of recent […]
House of Delegates advances bills to address CPS worker shortage, eliminate some certificate of need hurdles for hospitals and doctor offices
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates pushed through a series of bills on Thursday as it gets ready for the 2023 legislative session to end on Saturday. […]
House Health adds PEIA to Senate insulin copay bill, labors over certificate of need exemption bill
MORGANTOWN – The House Health Committee made quick work of approving the Senate’s insulin copay cap bill – with an addition – on Tuesday, but the Senate’s […]
