MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Friday added four more counties to his executive order list imposing additional restrictions to combat the spread of coronavirus: Wayne, Wood, Cabell and Ohio. […]
Health and Sciences
WVU, Mon Health CON applications completed
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 complete. The next […]
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 was made Wednesday […]
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 the female resident, […]
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 commercially insured and […]
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 possible use as […]
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 expanding his executive […]
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 we as West […]
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 pre-screened, pre-registered patients […]
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 remain positive following […]
