MORGANTOWN — COVID hospitalizations have tripled since Thanksgiving, a new variant is on the loose, and Gov. Jim Justice is rebranding his twice-weekly briefings in acknowledgement of the new normal. COVID hospitalizations stood at 360 on Wednesday, up from 114 on Nov. 23, the day before ...
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 ...
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 ...
MORGANTOWN — Viatris shareholders gave their approval to the pay structures for five executive officers during their recent annual meeting. Shareholders also approved reelection of four board members and rejected a proposal regarding an independent board chair — in a somewhat close ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Monday morning that Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch will retire effective Dec. 31. Justice made the virtual announcement from his Capitol office, flanked by COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh, Joint Interagency Task Force ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK A new outreach campaign in West Virginia aims to help low-income families obtain and maintain health insurance coverage for their children. The campaign, Connecting Kids to Coverage West Virginia, launched this week at CAMC’s Women and Children’s Hospital in Charleston. It’s a $1.48 million three-year campaign funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services campaign and led by Think Kids Inc. to encourage eligible kids to enroll in Medicaid and CHIP. “Most families were used to enrolling every year in the program. Now they haven’t had ...
