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U.S attorney recognizes Monongalia County QRT

The Monongalia County Quick Response Team (QRT) was one of 11 individuals or groups recognized by Willliam Ihlenfeld, United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. The QRT, made up of public health, peer recovery specialists, law enforcement, social work agencies, faith-based organizations and other groups, received an award for Outstanding Community Drug Prevention in a ceremony at the federal courthouse in Clarksburg on Dec. 12. “This dynamic group of individuals and multiple organizations from across (Monongalia County) and beyond has changed the opioid ...

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute participating in heart failure device study

WVU MEDICINE The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure team was the first in West Virginia to implant the Cordella® Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor System as part of the PROACTIVE-HF Pivotal Trial sponsored by Endotronix. The study aims to reduce hospitalization in heart failure patients over two years. The Cordella® wireless sensor is implanted during a minimally invasive right heart catheterization procedure and seamlessly integrates pulmonary artery pressure measurements into the comprehensive Cordella® Heart Failure System for proactive heart failure ...

Grafton City Hospital on path to open Recovery to Resiliency Program

GRAFTON — Grafton City Hospital, an affiliate of Mon Health System, will soon create a new clearinghouse for individuals struggling with substance abuse, called the Recovery to Resiliency (R2R) program. Thanks to the efforts of U.S. Representative David McKinley, $995,000 in federal appropriations was secured to construct the program on the second floor of the hospital. “Representative McKinley was instrumental in securing the funding for the Recovery to Resiliency program for Grafton City Hospital, and we extend our sincerest thank you for his support and advocation as we look ...

EMS vet says ‘quality of life’ issues need to be fixed

BY MIKE NOLTING Emergency Medical Service workers need more mental health support as the ranks shrink and fewer trained professionals are taking more calls, according to a EMS veteran. Bridgeport Director of Emergency Management Tim Curry said after years of the “suck it up and deal with it” culture changes need to be made for the next generation of EMS workers. Curry wrote a piece titled, Suck it up Culture is Killing First Responders, where he reflects on his own struggle and those of his peers. “The public has a perception that public servants are tougher than ...