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Mon Health Medical Center highlights new board members

Mon Health Medical Center welcomed Wes Deadrick, Dean Hatcher and Patti Hodges to its board of directors. Deadrick is originally from Petersburg and has lived in Morgantown for over 20 years. He serves as the director of NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program ...

Measles in Mon County

An adult living in Monongalia County has the first confirmed case of measles in West Virginia in 15 years. Monongalia County Health Department learned Sunday that a case of measles (rubeola) was confirmed in Morgantown. Officials from WVU Medicine notified the health department Sunday ...

MCHD will provide blood panels, adult vaccines, more at health fair

Monongalia County Health Department will participate in Woodland United Methodist Church’s Community Health Fair, which will take place at the church on Mileground Road from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Nurses from MCHD Clinical Services will conduct low-cost blood screenings that require fasting and also will offer adult vaccines, including hepatitis A and B, Tdap, shingles, HPV and pneumonia. “We’re always looking for outreach opportunities at Monongalia County Health Department, and this event is part of a grant that allows us to focus on getting health care to faith-based ...