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Medical Directory 2017

WVU Cancer Institute Doubling In Size to Meet Needs in State

MORGANTOWN — The WVU Cancer Institute has undertaken a massive expansion effort to meet the demand for cancer services in West Virginia. The growth includes recruiting 38 new cancer specialists by 2020 and increasing space for patient care. “Cancer outcomes in Monongalia County are ...

Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Sara Miller Joins Wheeling Hospital

WHEELING — Dr. Sara Miller, who recently completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, in Pittsburgh, has joined the practice of ob-gyn Dr. Emily Morris at Wheeling Hospital. Miller earned her bachelor’s degree in ...

Alecto Ready to Serve Valley

WHEELING — Alecto Healthcare acquired Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital on June 1 because it believes in meeting the health care needs of communities like Wheeling and Martins Ferry and it believes in the long-term future of OVMC and EORH as providers of high-quality ...

Mason Rehab Offers Experienced Staff and Proven Success

By HEATHER ZIEGLER Associate City Editor Terry Mason and his staff have been improving the lives of Ohio Valley residents for 40 years at Mason Rehab, now offering water therapy at their two locations. In addition to state-of-the-art exercise and physical therapy equipment, Mason Rehab ...

Merrick Among Best Doctors of Men’s Health

WHEELING — Urologic oncologist Dr. Gregory Merrick, director of Wheeling Hospital’s Schiffler Cancer Center, the Men’s Health Center and Urologic Research Institute, has been named to the 2017-18 list of Best Doctors in America. Merrick’s inclusion on the list is the result of an ...

Good Shepherd and Absolute Therapy Team Up to Meet Residents’ Therapy Needs

WHEELING — Good Shepherd Nursing Home has introduced a new component to its in-house therapy programs to enhance health and healing for its residents. Good Shepherd Administrator Donald R. Kirsch announced that Wheeling’s only five-star nursing home and rehab facility has contracted with ...