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 […]
Health and Sciences
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 […]
Senate passes Holocaust education, pharmacist prescription bills
dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday passed a Holocaust education bill and a pharmacist prescription bill and sent them to the House of Delegates. SB 54 is the […]
Hospital Association, Mon Health oppose new micro-hospital Certificate of Need bill
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – While the governor’s bill to repeal the Certificate of Need process died in February, some delegates are making a stab at doing away with CON for what […]
House of Delegates sends Mon-Preston road plowing bill to Senate
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A bill to require the Division of Highways to contract for snow removal on secondary roads in Monongalia and Preston counties barely squeaked out of the House […]
