Marsh eyes COVID uptick as feds approve new booster shot

September 13, 2023

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Coronavirus Czar Dr. Clay Marsh said West Virginians should have a better idea by the end of this week of who should receive the new COVID-19 vaccine. “Our hope is by the end of the week we will have the ability for people to start to schedule and receive these new updated shots,” Marsh said on Tuesday’s MetroNews “Talkline.” A new Pfizer and Moderna COVID booster gained approval Monday from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could follow suit during an advisory ...

Mon Health, CAMC celebrate anniversary of union as Vandalia Health

September 2, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Vandalia Health – the union of Mon Health System and Charleston Area Medical Center – turns one this month. David Goldberg, president and CEO of Mon Health System and executive vice president of Vandalia Health talked with The Dominion Post about what Vandalia is and ...

Mon Health advances urologic surgery with single-port da Vinci SP

August 26, 2023

MORGANTOWN — Dr. Jaschar Shakuri-Rad came to Mon Health Medical Center's urology department five years ago to develop a robotic surgery program. Capito tries out the robotic control console. And in May, he advanced the program a step farther, performing the hospital's first ...

Reports: MedExpress eliminating all registered nurse positions at all sites

August 23, 2023

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown-based MedExpress is eliminating all of its registered nursing positions at all of its more than 145 medical centers, according to reports in Becker's, a national medical industry publication, and Nurse.Org, a national nursing information platform. The outlets ...

Report: WVU Hospitals scores best in nation for sepsis rates

August 19, 2023

MORGANTOWN – WVU Medicine was pleased to learn that, according to recently released federal data, WVU Hospitals ranked best in the nation for postoperative sepsis rates – meaning it had the fewest cases. An article in Becker's – a national medical industry publication – showed 17 ...

Mon Health, Jackson Memorial receive 4 stars in CMS hospital quality ratings

August 17, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Mon Health Medical Center and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital both received a 4-Star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating for 2023 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Hospitals are rated by CMS on a scale of one to five stars, with ...