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‘Mohigan Idol 2024’ hits the stage in March at the Met: The student talent show that originated at MHS has raised nearly $200K for WVU Medicine Children’s

Cue announcer: “This is … ‘Mohigan Idol.’” OK, so Ryan Seacrest won’t be on the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre in March to emcee, but the Hollywood-styled glamour and glitz of the talent show for a good cause will still commence as it has since 2011, organizers say. That was the year the then-student council of Morgantown High School had a charitable idea to play off the popularity of “American Idol,” the network television juggernaut. “We can raise money for the hospital,” the budding policymakers said. As in, WVU Medicine Children’s. To date, ...

DHHR becomes three separate agencies

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has officially transitioned to three separate agencies. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there are three cabinet secretaries that oversee the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health Facilites. “The transition has been a long time coming,” said Dr. Sherri Young who left her role as interim secretary of DHHR to become the secretary of the Department of Health. Young served in the interim role sinceJuly 2023. Dr. Cynthia Persily was named the secretary ...

West Virginia ranks 40th for median RN pay; WVUM, Mon Health comment

MORGANTOWN – West Virginia ranks 40th nationwide for median annual pay for registered nurses, according to a report in Becker's Hospital Review. We asked WVU Medicine and Mon Health was that number might mean for them. First, a look at the numbers, derived from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

Mon Health welcomes special populations navigator to recovery program

Mon Health Medical Center welcomed James Messenger as a special populations navigator to spearhead new peer recovery team. A West Virginia native, Messenger comes to his new role at Mon Health with nine years of experience in peer recovery, working with medication-assisted treatment of patients, and advocating for individuals and families navigating the complexities of substance use disorder through paralegal work in Monongalia County Family Court. With his passion for medication-assisted treatment and a goal to see better recovery care in West Virginia, Messenger aims to be ...