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University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg received a preliminary score of 1.35 on the Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) Report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals in West Virginia. The Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program was established by CMS as an incentive program for hospitals to improve patient safety…
Beginning this fall, Dr. Adam Dalton will assume the lead role in the Marching Thunder. Formerly a high school and elementary school band teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, the new Director of Athletic Bands said he is excited and anxious to be teaching at the university level. “It kind of just hits me,” Dalton said. “I…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the formation of the West Virginia Intergovernmental Task Force on Juvenile Justice, the first step of landmark, comprehensive review of West Virginia’s juvenile justice system. The task force was formed through Executive Order No. 6-14.”Through our justice reinvestment efforts, we’ve learned data-driven and research-based programs can be successful,” Gov.…
A West Liberty University music professor has received a rare opportunity and distinct honor with his selection as a participant in the Conductors Lab, held in Aix-en-Provence, France, July 21 – 25, 2014. Wheeling musician and educator Dr. Matthew Inkster will be travelling to Provence, France, to conduct 12 members of the Berlin Philharmonic –…
Bruce Felder, a Huntington native and manager of human resources at Cabell Huntington Hospital for the past 13 years, has been named director of human resource services at Marshall University. Felder’s new position at Marshall took effect July 2. “The main reason for me leaving Cabell was for the challenge,” he said. “I was comfortable…
Concord University students, alumni and incoming freshmen from Wyoming County are invited to the Freshmen Send-Off at Twin Falls Resort State Park in Mullens, WV on Thursday, July 31, 2014. This is the first year for the gathering that will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Shelter #2. “We’ve talked for a…