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MCHD weighs role in rural health funding

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 County Health Officer Dr. Brian Huggins is cautiously optimistic about the ...

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 building. WVU broke ground on the new building on the corner of Elmer Prince Drive ...

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 transformed communities and WV institutions across the United ...

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 close of a nearly three-hour hearing Tuesday that included testimony from Cathie ...

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 and Human services terminated. WVDH finally gave a partial answer to what got cut just ...

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 those 13 at immediate risk of closing in the next two to three years. The report – ...