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• Gov. Justice names WVU’s Clay Marsh to lead COVID-19 efforts for West Virginia

  Friday, March 27, 2020

  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice named Clay Marsh, MD, West Virginia University’s vice president and executive dean for Health Sciences, the state’s COVID-19/Coronavirus Czar during a press conference at the Capitol Complex in Charleston on Thursday, March 26.

• WVU Dental treating emergencies only, patients asked to call ahead

  Friday, March 27, 2020

  To avoid spread of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, and in coordination with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s Stay at Home advisory, WVU Dental has reduced its services to provide care for dental emergencies only in the Urgent Care clinic.

• WVU Health System, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital enter into management agreement and clinical affiliation agreement

  Thursday, March 26, 2020

  Highland-Clarksburg Hospital (HCH) has entered into a management agreement and clinical affiliation agreement with the West Virginia University Health System (WVUHS) effective Monday, April 6.

• Update: Starbucks cuts back hours

  Tuesday, March 24, 2020

  Starbucks in the lobby of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has cut back its hours because of COVID-19 concerns. It is open every day from 5:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. until further notice. Also, Starbucks does not have a seating area available. Starbucks will operate as a "grab-n-go" operation for an indefinite period.

• WVU Medicine Urgent Care offering video visits

  Monday, March 23, 2020

  To help lessen the spread of COVID-19, all WVU Medicine Urgent Care locations are now offering virtual video visits at no cost for adults and children ages 5 and up.

• WVU Medicine implements no-visitor policy at all hospitals and outpatient clinics

  Sunday, March 22, 2020

  WVU Medicine will implement a no-visitor policy at 8 a.m. tomorrow (March 23) at all of its hospitals and outpatient clinics.

• WVU Medicine seeks protective equipment in case of COVID-19 surge

  Saturday, March 21, 2020

  WVU Medicine is seeking stockpiles of protective equipment for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients that will require care providers to use more personal protective equipment than normal.

• WVU Medicine to defer all elective, non-emergent surgeries and GI procedures

  Monday, March 16, 2020

  At the urging of the U.S. Surgeon General and multiple professional medical societies, WVU Medicine will defer all elective, non-emergent surgeries and gastrointestinal (GI) procedures starting Thursday, March 19, until Friday, May 15.

• First defenses against any virus — knowledge and vigilance

  Monday, March 16, 2020

  A message from Clay Marsh, MD, vice president and executive dean, WVU Health Science.

• WVU Medicine to build new hospital in Fairmont

  Saturday, March 14, 2020

  On March 13, Gov. Jim Justice and WVU Medicine announced the construction of a new hospital in Fairmont. This decision comes in response to the announced closure of Fairmont Regional Medical Center earlier this month. The new facility, to be built on property WVU Medicine owns next to its clinic and urgent care facility on Stoney Road, will be completed in 18-24 months and will include 100 beds. Its estimated cost is $30-$50 million.