The grand opening of the new WVU Medicine Center for Hope and Healing, a 42-bed residential treatment center, will take place Friday (March 1) at 10 a.m. at 751 Benefactor Drive, Morgantown (adjacent to Mylan Park).
Dr. Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System; Dr. James Berry, interim chair, WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, and director of addiction services, WVU Medicine Chestnut Ridge Center; Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chair, WVU Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute; Gordon Gee, WVU president and chair of the WVU Health System Board of Directors; and Gov. Jim Justice (tentative) are slated to attend.
The WVU Medicine Center for Hope and Healing works to support adults struggling with substance use disorders through medically managed withdrawal stabilization and residential treatment, which was not previously available in the state. It offers a comprehensive person-centered treatment program.