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USDA head tours new WIC office in Fairmont

Funding, transportation issues for clients and ways Monongalia County Health Department’s WIC program staff members have conducted outreach in order to connect with eligible participants were some of the topics discussed on Thursday morning when an administrator from the United States ...

Mon Health Ball of the Year raises $500K for the Caring Cottages

Submitted to The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – The Mon Health Medical Center Auxiliary raised more than $500,000 at its 59th Annual Ball of the Year on Saturday. The money will support the development of the Caring Cottages, a new patient family stay house on the Mon Health Medical Center ...

Mon Health moves forward with cutting-edge Intuitive Hub for robotic surgery

MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center continues to push the cutting-edge of robotic surgery with the employment of the Intuitive robotic surgery hub. Mon Health is one of fewer than 10 centers across the country — and the only one in West Virginia — to employ this touch-enabled ...

Raleigh County deputy claims negligence following surgical procedure

A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court alleges doctors and medical staff at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital did not provide an appropriate level of care during a 2021 spinal surgery.  According to court documents, David D. Gentry suffered severe skin-tear injuries to his shoulder, arms and elbow region after hospital staff failed to recognize a note citing Gentry's allergy to adhesives.  Gentry, a former law enforcement officer in Raleigh County, was shot several times in the line of duty in June 1991. Former West Virginia Gov. Gaston Caperton awarded Gentry the ...