Mon Health Medical Center and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital receive an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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Two Mon Health System hospitals have been nationally recognized for achieving the highest quality of care standards in the U.S. and for ensuring patients are protected from harm. The Leapfrog Group, a national not-for-profit organization driving quality and safety in American health care, gave its highest “A” grade to Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown…

Agriculture in West Virginia

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West Virginia was a hot bed of agriculture activity in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Thanks to the very same forces that are driving coal’s demise today—mechanization, industrialization, changing climate and changing markets—the agriculture industry dwindled greatly. Today, with food recalls becoming the norm and consumers putting more stock into how their food is being grown and manufactured, agriculture could easily rebound in West Virginia.

Mon Health Medical Center and Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital receive an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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Two Mon Health System hospitals have been nationally recognized for achieving the highest quality of care standards in the U.S. and for ensuring patients are protected from harm. The Leapfrog Group, a national not-for-profit organization driving quality and safety in American health care, gave its highest “A” grade to Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown…

Finding Comfort at Oglebay: Resort Offers Housing to Hurricane Florence Evacuees

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James Hess waited. With Hurricane Florence churning toward his home in Surfside Beach, SC, he patiently bided his time until the danger was imminent.

“We waited a couple days, but the evacuation was mandatory for all zones,” says Hess. “All lanes were outbound. It was free running. We just grabbed as many clothes as we could, threw them in the truck with as many valuables, papers and stuff like that and went.”

Carrie White to lead WVU Idea Hub as assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation

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West Virginia University [2] Provost Joyce McConnell [3] announced today that the former director of the WVU LaunchLab [4], Carrie White [5], has been named assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University. White was selected to fill this open position following a national search. “This is a crucial time for fostering an…

WVU receives $1 million award to better prepare West Virginia’s rural, first generation students for careers of the future

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While many students enter college without the necessary skills to study and learn effectively, they can cultivate positive study habits after they arrive. A new cross-unit collaboration will help move WV Forward [2] by preparing rural, underrepresented Appalachian West Virginia University [3] students for long-term computational careers in West Virginia’s evolving workforce environment. The Center…