The effects of the coronavirus pandemic pushed people toward remote work, which is a trend that will most likely continue even after it is safe to return to the office. Many employers and companies have found workers are just as or more productive from home, allowing them to cut costs by incurring fewer overhead expenses.
West Virginia was made for social distancing. With its rolling hills, tucked away hollows and flowing rivers and streams, the terrain of the Mountain State enables residents and visitors alike plenty of room to roam and enjoy its beauty while being safely distant from others. Much like many other industries, tourism took a hit in West Virginia in 2020.
When Chris Zinn came to West Virginia from her native Scotland in the early 1980s, she brought a passion for the newly emerging field of hospice care and, fortunately for West Virginians, a wealth of knowledge from the United Kingdom, where the movement began.
aring for children has always been a passion for Joan Phillips, M.D., and she had a lot of practice growing up as the oldest of seven children, which prepared her for her future. Phillips, co-medical director of the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) at Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), has dedicated her career to helping children in need.
It is said the two most important days of your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. Ali Oliashirazi, M.D., professor, chair and residency program director of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, believes to his core that this is what he was meant to do with his life.
When one door closes, another one opens—this is something Kevin McLaughlin, D.O., has experienced firsthand. Feeling discouraged after closing his surgical practice in 2004, McLaughlin, now an emergency room (ER) physician at War Memorial Hospital, accepted a Sunday ER shift at the Berkeley Springs hospital. From there, he was offered more shifts, and in 2006, it became a full-time position in a community he loves.