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WVU Increasing Outreach Role

Providing health care outside our larger cities always has been a challenge in West Virginia. Obstacles to that seem to grow constantly.

Twice during the past few weeks, important solutions have been provided to area residents. They came from West Virginia University Medicine, the most significant health care provider in the state.

Early this month, officials of WVU Medicine and Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale announced a partnership. Reynolds has become a member of the WVU Medicine organization.

Then, just a few days ago, a very similar announcement was made by officials of WVU Medicine and Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville.

In both cases, Northern Panhandle residents and many in East Ohio gain two important things.

First, local hospitals on which thousands of people have relied for generations now have a solid foundation for future security.

Second, association with WVU Medicine will open new possibilities for quality, affordable health care.

These are critically important considerations in the health care environment of today. Neither could have come to fruition without what amounts to outreach by WVU Medicine.

There may be more to come. As we have reported, WVU Medicine and Sistersville Hospital officials discussed a partnership earlier this year. Because of legal technicalities involving city ownership of the Sistersville facility, the outlook there is uncertain. It is to be hoped the obstacles can be cleared away so that project can be pursued.

As the state university, WVU has been known for education and research for many years. Some Mountain State residents have been aware of the good work done throughout the state by the WVU Extension Service.

WVU’s role in both leadership and problem solving seems to be increasing at a rapid pace, however. As university President E. Gordon Gee has suggested, that work may be expanding.

Good. The Mountain State needs more good news of the type WVU has been providing.

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