Announcements
WVU Medicine-Ruby Memorial Hospital continues to climb in UHC rankings
WVU Medicine-Ruby Memorial Hospital was ranked ninth, according to a mid-year report just issued by the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).
Ruby Memorial practices the ABCs of intensive care
Among the 6 million adults admitted annually to intensive care units across the United States, 60 to 80 percent will have some form of functional or physical disability afterwards. In a recent study, 48 percent of adults had not returned to work within a year of their critical illness. A new initiative at WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital is aimed at reversing that trend.
WVU Charleston Division names new internal medicine chair
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia University, Charleston Division has named Shawn A. Chillag, MD as professor and chair of the department of internal medicine, effective May 23.
WVCTSI unveils Project ECHO
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Earlier today the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute held a kickoff event to showcase the upcoming Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in West Virginia. This program will utilize multipoint video conferencing to address hepatitis C cases that have risen steadily in recent years in West Virginia largely due to the increase in intravenous drug use.
School of Medicine names interim chairs in three departments
Three moves were finalized recently that will strengthen the School of Medicine and add additional energy to West Virginia University’s commitment to the health of people across the state.