BConley@DominionPost.comMORGANTOWN – With at least $500 million in anticipated federal funding coming to West Virginia between fiscal years 2026 and 2030 for the purpose of improving rural health care, Monongalia […]
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WVU Eye Institute holds topping-out ceremony for new building
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – WVU Eye Institute staff and WVU Medicine leaders gathering in Monday morning’s wintry cold to watch the final steel beam lowered into place on the institute’s new […]
Golisano gives $28M to WVU Medicine Children’s
MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital received an extraordinary boost Tuesday through a $28 million unrestricted gift from Thomas Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist and civic leader whose vision and generosity have […]
Injunction to stop sale of Manchin Health Care Center denied
JBissett@DominionPost.comMarion County judge has denied the injunction that would have stopped Friday’s sale of the John Manchin Sr. Health Center in Fairmont. Judge Matt Delligatti made his ruling at the […]
State Health Department responds to FOIA about DOGE grant cuts
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Back in early April, The Dominion Post reported that through the DOGE process, West Virginia’s Department of Health had 10 grants from the U.S. Department of Health […]
Report: 13 WV rural hospitals at risk for closure
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A recent report by the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform predicts that 13 rural West Virginia hospitals are in danger of closure, with five of […]
Medical student debt: A look at where WVU stands and what it means
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Out of 160 medical schools across the country, WVU’s ranks 86th for the amount of average student debt among graduates, according to data from the Association of […]
UPMC cuts ribbon on WV GoHealth Urgent Cares — formerly MedExpress
MORGANTOWN – UPMC has opened 81 urgent care centers across Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and celebrated Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting at its Waynesburg, Pa. Site. Its 23 West Virginia locations […]
Senate takes up bill to ban mail-order abortion medications
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate will be voting on a bill to ban the prescription and dispensing of abortion medications by mail order. The Judiciary Committee hashed over SB […]
Micro-hospital Certificate of Need bill dies in committee
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A bill to exempt micro-hospitals from the Certificate of Need process died in the House Health Committee on Thursday. The original HB 3487 aimed to eliminate CON […]
