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A new community hospital in St. Clairsville and a new cancer center in Weirton are among the hundreds of millions of dollars in capital projects approved Wednesday by the WVU Health System Board of Directors.

The two projects will total $76.1 million — $56 million for the St. Clairsville hospital and $20.1 million for the Weirton cancer center — as part of $350 million in investments approved by the board. The board has approved projects over the past three years that have totaled more than $1 billion.

“This continues our momentum of expanding access across the region to improve the health trajectory of the communities we serve, while also giving local economies a needed boost, as these projects will create new jobs and economic opportunities for thousands,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the WVU Health System, said. “Our growth and expansion are always mission-based and intentional and always intended to provide better service and access to those we serve.”

The St. Clairsville hospital, which will fall under the umbrella of WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, will be a two-story, 55,000-square-foot facility that will include inpatient beds, an emergency department, and outpatient imaging and lab services. There will be 14 specialty clinics and primary care services, as well as the addition of new services. The new hospital is expected to be completed in 2027.

This new cancer center at WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center will be a one-story, 17,000-square-foot facility affiliated with the WVU Cancer Institute on the hospital’s main campus. It will bring radiation oncology to Weirton Medical Center and drive growth of the medical oncology services allowing for an expansion of chemotherapy infusion services.

For the first time, cancer patients in the Weirton area will be able to pursue radiation treatments on campus utilizing a medical linear accelerator to deliver a focused high-energy electron beam targeting tumors. The facility will also house a specialized CT and three radiation oncology exam rooms to complement already existing cancer services. It is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2029.

Other projects approved Wednesday include:

— A new patient tower at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg that will cost $135 million and is expected to be finished in the second quarter of 2029.

— Expansion at Fairmont Medical Center that will cost $68.1 million and is expected to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2028.

— A new radiation oncology center at Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Maryland, that will cost $15 million and is expected to be finished in the second quarter of 2029.

— A new orthopedic suite at Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser that will cost $2.5 million and is expected to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2026.

— A new medical office building at Princeton Community Hospital that will cost $25.5 million and is expected to be finished in June 2028.

— Nuclear medicine facilities at Thomas Hospitals in Charleston that will cost $4 mllion and are expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2027.

— Renovation of a surgical intensive care unit at Thomas Hospitals that will cost $8.7 million and is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2027.

— Relocation and expansion of outpatient behavioral health services in WVU Hospitals in Morgantown that will cost $18.5 million and is expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2027.