The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the promotion of Natalie Cline to Director of Marketing and Events. In her new position, Natalie will lead the Chamber in a membership marketing campaign and organization rebranding, as well as oversee the promotion, planning and logistics of all Chamber programs and events. Natalie began…
Tim Martin, MBA, RT(R), ARRT, ASRT, has accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH). In the COO position, Tim will lead the operational activities of CHH and serve on the Mountain Health Network (MHN) senior team. Tim will work with the Academic Medical Center; help drive the operational goals…
The world’s – and West Virginia’s – future will depend on employees having specific skills to meet the demands of an increasingly dynamic work environment immersed in big data, advanced analytics and artificially intelligent technologies. The University of Charleston is now offering an online Master of Science in Business Analytics & Applied Artificial Intelligence to…
Morgantown-based MedTech startup studio, Intermed Labs at Mon Health, is proud to announce the completion of a pilot clinical trial at StanfordUniversity of its Hand Surgery Simulator. The study, approved by the Mon Health Medical Center Institutional Review Board, used a new hand surgery simulator, named HandEd, to help resident surgeons practice the critical skills…
Experts say that certificate-of-need (CON) laws are hurting the quality of health care in West Virginia, but there are efforts to eliminate the onerous regulations. CON laws require health care providers to get permission before expanding or offering new services. While advocates argue this can prevent substandard care being performed by unqualified providers, detractors of CON laws say they help entrenched providers keep competition out of the market.
The events of the past year have been a true testament to health care workers and the resilience they possess. West Virginia
Executive (WVE) magazine would like to offer its sincerest
appreciation and gratitude to all doctors, nurses, administrators, researchers and countless other health care professionals who have stepped up to fight the coronavirus pandemic while also balancing their regular responsibilities and obligations. All health care workers who strive to enhance the world around them, especially those within the Mountain State, deserve the highest praise, particularly in the age of COVID-19.