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MCHD working with county on current, future facility needs

MORGANTOWN — In terms of facilities, the short-term plan for the Monongalia County Health Department is to work with the county commission to address urgent issues with its aging buildings. The long-term plan, move. During a recent meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Health, ...

LUCAS to offer lung cancer screening in Bruceton Mills

BY WVU MEDICINE LUCAS, a first-of-its-kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Preston County offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at the Bruceton Mills Fire Department from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 23. For an appointment, call Kim Riley at 304-864-0884. Patient and staff safety is a top priority, and extra precautions will be taken during the pandemic. These include staff wearing masks, patients waiting in their car until their appointment time, and ...

MCHD focusing efforts, grant dollars on boosting vaccination rates

MORGANTOWN — Based on its internal data, the Monongalia County Health Department has participated in the administration of more than 88,000 doses of the various COVID-19 vaccinations across a number of locations. That’s to say nothing of the department’s efforts focused on education, ...