University Healthcare Jefferson Medical Center Prepares For Disaster

University Healthcare Jefferson Medical Center recently participated in a Region 8/9 disaster drill. The mock simulation included decontamination and medical treatment of patients exposed to a chemical spill. The hospital’s new decontamination tent, pictured above, can be deployed and ready to use by the hospital’s specially trained staff within five minutes of notification of an…

Governor Tomblin and Senators Rockefeller and Manchin Welcome Japanese Business Delegation

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Senator Jay Rockefeller and Senator Joe Manchin today welcomed 46 senior business executives from Japan to the Mountain State during a luncheon in Bridgeport.  The group, from Japan’s Chubu region, is visiting West Virginia on a 10-day nationwide tour aimed at learning more about the aerospace, automotive and shale gas industries. …