The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program has recognized WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital as one of 89 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care in 2019.
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Chemotherapy is difficult for any child, but when it causes mucositis, a painful side effect that causes ulcers to form in the mouth, it gets even harder. The THOR® photobiomodulation device uses low-level lasers in the near-infrared range that stimulate and promote wound healing and regeneration.
Aspiring nurses soon will have access to an undergraduate program at WVU’s new School of Nursing campus located at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. An accelerated Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Science in nursing will seat the first cohort of students for the spring 2023 semester.
Dr. Sudarshan Balla, program director for the Cardiology Fellowship Program, will speak as part of Medicine Grand Rounds on Friday, Jan. 29, at 8 a.m. This presentation titled “Stress Cardiomyopathy: The Heart in Emotion” will take place over Zoom.
Citing the urgent need to vaccinate as many West Virginians against the SARS-CoV-2 virus as soon as possible, the elected leadership of Monongalia County, the Monongalia Health Department, Mon Health System, and WVU Medicine announced Monday (Jan. 25) that they are combining resources – people, vaccines, and infrastructure – to support Gov. Jim Justice’s on-going efforts to vaccinate West Virginians against the virus. The new partnership will unite community vaccination efforts utilizing the existing clinic that WVU Medicine established last week at the Morgantown Mall in the former Sears location.
This free webinar series will take place Fridays from 12:15 to 12:50 via Zoom to help establish essential self-care practices for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing.