Share the love, register as an organ donor

February 11, 2023

The WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance and the Center for Organ Recovery and Education encourages everyone to share the love by registering to be an organ donor this Valentine’s Day, which is also National Donor Day. Observed every year on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, National Donor Day is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ and tissue donation. It was started in 1998 by the United Auto Workers and is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. More than 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving transplant. The ...

West Virginia 211 celebrates 211 Day

February 11, 2023

Today is 211 Day, celebrating the go-to resource 211, which helped 30,520 people in West Virginia access help for immediate or long-term challenges last year. Throughout 2022, trained call specialists connected people to locally available services, including help with rent, food, utility bills and health care. For example, there were 15,581 referrals for utility assistance, 7,949 referrals for rent assistance and 3,503 referrals for shelters and other programs for the unhoused. The 211 program is a free, confidential, 24-hour information and referral service that connects West ...

House bill including state support for ‘pregnancy support organizations’ spurs opposition on House floor but passes overwhelmingly

February 9, 2023

MORGANTOWN – Under the Capitol dome on Thursday, bills concerning the school bus driver shortage and education on the Holocaust drew unanimous support. But a bill dealing with adoption tax credits and grants for “pregnancy help organizations” drew some Democratic dissent. HB 2002 was ...

Virtual open house to be held for Bachelor of Science in Nursing program

February 8, 2023

WVU MEDICINE The West Virginia University School of Nursing will host a spring 2023 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 6 p.m. Monday. This event will feature information for the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses. During the event, attendees can hear from a panel of guests, including Dean Tara Hulsey, School of Nursing faculty and staff and SON Student Ambassadors — all of whom will provide insight into the program, answer questions and address concerns. The virtual open house is geared toward high school juniors and seniors, ...

House bill to allow for more birthing centers across state meets GOP opposition on House floor

February 7, 2023

MORGANTOWN – A House Republican bill to help more birthing centers spring up across the state drew significant Republican opposition on the House floor on Tuesday. Three other bills sailed through more smoothly, passing unanimously. HB 2789 is the birthing center bill. It aims to exempt ...

DHHR to host in-person hiring events in February

February 7, 2023

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will host three in-person interviewing events in February for Kanawha, Mercer and Monongalia counties for positions within the Bureau for Family Assistance and the Bureau for Social Services. There will be interviews for several positions, including Child Protective Service workers and social service worker 3 (youth services), qualifying for a $2,500 appointment incentive with an agreement of one-year of employment. The Monongalia County event will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, at 112 South High St., ...