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Hospitals hosting events for Donate Life Month

The hospitals of Mon Health recognize the meaning of organ donation and the life-saving difference it makes with awareness events throughout the month. On Tuesday, Mon Health Hospitals held flag-raisings, including at Mon Health Medical Center, Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital, Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, and Grafton City Hospital, an affiliate of Mon Health. The flags were provided by CORE — the Center for Organ Replacement and Education. CORE coordinates the recovery and matching of organs, tissues, and corneas for transplant in the region. With ...

$10M in ARPA funds for EMS

BY DAVE WILSON West Virginia lawmakers are working on a plan they hope can provide some long-term stability for emergency medical services agencies struggling to keep their operations running. According to Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, Gov. Jim Justice allocated $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to provide some relief for financially strapped agencies. “We believe that we’ve got to shore up the long-term problem to even get to the short-term problems that are facing some of these companies that are still operating but on a shoestring,” Statler said ...

DHHR confirms pediatric flu death

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health confirmed an influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2021-22 flu season. The last influenza-associated pediatric death was reported during the 2019-20 flu season. While adult flu deaths are not required to be reported, influenza-associated deaths of children under 18 are required to be reported to the local health department within one week, which in turn is reportable to the state. To protect the family’s privacy, no details of the death will be released including the ...

Outgoing DHHR deputy cites differences with Crouch, challenges of agency

West Virginia’s deputy health and human resources secretary, who abruptly parted ways with the agency, Monday described pervasive challenges and differences of opinion with Secretary Bill Crouch about how to deal with them. “Unfortunately, Secretary Crouch and I have not shared the ...