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• WVU Heart and Vascular recognized for 20-year accreditation milestone in echocardiology

  Tuesday, March 14, 2023

  The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been recognized for 20 years of echocardiology accreditation through the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC).

• Thomas Hospitals, Camden Clark to form joint cardiac program

  Monday, March 13, 2023

  Patients in the Parkersburg, Charleston, and South Charleston areas, as well as Southern West Virginia, will benefit from expanded cardiac services at two WVU Medicine hospitals that serve those regions: WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals in South Charleston and WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg. The expanded services will include an open-heart program at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Kanawha County. 

• West Virginia KIDS COUNT in partnership with WVU Medicine Children’s releases Oral Health Issue Brief on early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in early childhood

  Friday, March 10, 2023

  West Virginia KIDS COUNT and WVU Medicine Children’s, in partnership with the Oral Health Coalition of West Virginia, has released an eight-page issue brief that highlights successes and challenges to improving dental care access for children and families in West Virginia.

• Neurologist shares personal experience with MS

  Thursday, March 2, 2023

  For many patients facing a multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis, the fear is of the unknown. For Eric Seachrist, M.D., neurologist at the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, the fear came in knowing too much.

• WVU Cancer Institute joins partners in statewide initiative promoting colorectal cancer screening

  Thursday, March 2, 2023

  The WVU Cancer Institute, the West Virginia Mountains of Hope State Cancer Coalition, and WVU Medicine are promoting the Colorectal Cancer Awareness campaign during the month of March and Dress in Blue Day on March 3 to raise awareness about the importance of colorectal cancer screening in the Mountain State. 

• Spirit Halloween donates more than $108K to WVU Medicine Children’s Child Life Program

  Thursday, March 2, 2023

  Representatives from Spirit Halloween costume retail stores recently presented the WVU Medicine Children’s Child Life Program with a check for $108,025, which was donated by store customers last fall. 

• Friends of WVU Hospitals donates $57K to support Huggins endowment at WVU Cancer Institute

  Thursday, March 2, 2023

  Friends of WVU Hospitals has raised more than $57,000 to benefit cancer care and research at the WVU Cancer Institute through sales of its limited-edition Bob Huggins bobbleheads. 

• WVU Medicine EDIT Clinic recognizes Eating Disorders Awareness Week and offers help

  Thursday, March 2, 2023

  The WVU Medicine Eating Disorder Interdisciplinary Treatment (EDIT) Clinic encourages everyone to educate themselves on the signs, symptoms, and treatment options for eating disorders during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, observed Feb. 27 through March 5.

• WVU Heart and Vascular Institute receives six Healthgrades’ national recognitions

  Tuesday, February 28, 2023

  The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute at WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received six national recognitions from Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients.

• WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital earns Blue Distinction Center Designation for Cardiac Care

  Friday, February 24, 2023

  WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received a Blue Distinction® Center for Cardiac Care designation by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.