Jackson Home Health Earns Top CMS Five-Star Quality Ratings
In its most recent results, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality Rating System recognized Jackson Home Health with a five-star rating in both quality and patient satisfaction. According to the data, the Ripley home health provider achieved the highest rating possible in both categories. The most recent ratings were released by CMS in […]
WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Keyser
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Aug. 24, in Mineral County. The workshop will be held in the Mineral County Economic Development Authority building, 87 North Main Street, Suite 1, Keyser. Coach Lindsey Teets will lead the session. To register, visit the WV […]
AREA 34: Coworking Space Offers Services with Style
By Ashley Alford Grinding out the 9-to-5 workday made famous by Dolly Parton isn’t how business gets done these days. More and more small businesses are starting in Putnam County, and many of them are run out of a dining room rather than a boardroom. The owners of these small businesses need a place to […]
Marshall University and West Virginia University Partner on Multimillion-Dollar Research Grant
Marshall University today announced it is a partner with the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) on a $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that further supports research aimed at improving the health of West Virginians and those in the Appalachian region. As part of the federal grant to […]
RISE West Virginia Disaster Recovery Program Kickoff
Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher announced today the implementation of the RISE West Virginia Disaster Recovery Program to repair or reconstruct single-family housing and single-family rental property affected by the June 2016 flood. “The floods devastated housing for many of our citizens,” Gov. Justice said. “The funds from the RISE program […]
$55 Million Grant Boosts Health Research in West Virginia
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has successfully competed for renewal funding from the National Institutes of Health with a five-year $20 million grant to improve health outcomes in West Virginia. This grant provides five more years of funding, extending WVCTSI’s 2012 Institutional Development Award for Clinical and Translational Research through 2022. “This funding […]