Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice recognized by NCQA

March 26, 2022

WVU MEDICINE The WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice has received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). “The Pediatric and Adolescent Group Practice is pleased to get our PCMH recertification. This is a recognition of the dedication and effort of our entire team who aspire to provide the best evidence-based care for our patients,” Dr. Janani Narumanchi, section chief of General Pediatrics and vice chair and medical director of pediatric outpatient and outreach services, said. ...

LUCAS holds lung cancer screening in Rowlesburg

March 26, 2022

WVU MEDICINE LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, visited Rowlesburg Friday, offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at Reedsville Volunteer Fire ...

Justice and team: COVID continues to wane but BA.2 is growing around world and across U.S.

March 25, 2022

MORGANTOWN — Friday was a bad news-good news day at the governor's COVID briefing. The bad news was that the death toll reached 6,739, with Gov. Jim Justice announcing 88 deaths since his Monday briefing (47 of those being reconciliations of prior deaths just reaching the state ...

$100K Antero Foundation grant benefits WVU Medicine Children’s hospital

March 19, 2022

WVU MEDICINE A $100,000 grant from the Antero Foundation will support top-notch care for expectant mothers and sick children at the new WVU Medicine Children’s hospital. Representatives from the Antero Foundation visited the new hospital Friday for a check presentation and tour. The ...

Justice marks 2-year anniversary of state’s first COVID case, and lowest case number since July 4, 2020

March 18, 2022

MORGANTOWN — Thursday marked the two-year anniversary of West Virginia's first COVID-19 cases. Gov. Jim Justice noted the occasion during his Friday COVID briefing with a brief video produced by his staff recalling some of his remarks and urgings along the way — get tested, get masked, ...

Mon EMS preparing excess levy for November election

March 16, 2022

MORGANTOWN — When Monongalia County residents have a medical emergency, they count on Mon EMS to show up. Now Mon EMS personnel are hopeful the county’s voters will show up for them in November. Mon EMS Executive Director Forest Weyen told the Monongalia County Commission on ...