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Local health systems oppose repeal of Certificate of Need

MORGANTOWN – The years-long effort to repeal the Certificate of Need process for health care facilities and equipment took a blow Feb. 24, but not a fatal one, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. As Morrisey continues his push for repeal, leaders from Mon Health, WVU Medicine and the West Virginia Hospital Association provided some perspective on just what certificate of need is — and what it means to hospital systems. But first, some background on what certificate of need is. The state Health Care Authority oversees the certificate of need process. All health ...

House passes bill to ban certain synthetic food dyes and preservatives

dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Friday a bill to ban certain food preservatives and synthetic dyes. The vote to pass HB 2354 was 93-5. It will head to the Senate. As it happened, the version of the bill the delegates passed was ...

Clear Mountain Bank delivers care packages to Mon Health cancer patients

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Representatives from Clear Mountain Bank came to Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center's Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center Wednesday morning to deliver care packages to patients there. Carmen Pennington, branch manager at Clear Mountain's Pierpont and ...

WVU RNI performs first in-human stroke treatment using new catheter system

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – In the ever-evolving quest to improve treatment for stroke victims, WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute recently performed the first in-human procedure using a new technology to treat strokes caused by blood clots. It's called the Broadway ...