WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center Receives Certification for Joint Replacement Program

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for its total hip and knee replacement surgery programs, demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for healthcare quality and safety in disease specific care. Berkeley Medical Center originally earned this distinction in 2012 and again in 2014 and 2016. …

UnitedHealthcare to Offer $10,000 Community Care Award for Charleston Small Business with Next Big Health and Wellness Idea

UnitedHealthcare, a leading national provider of healthcare benefits, will award $10,000 in funding to a small business with the next big idea for enhancing community health and wellness in greater Charleston. Businesses in and around Charleston with two to 100 employees are eligible to submit project ideas for enhancing their communities’ health and wellness through…

Spilman SuperVision™ Helps Companies Prepare for Bet-the-Company Compliance Issues in Today’s Overly Scrutinized Business Environment

Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that nearly 100 business leaders from the Mid-Atlantic region gathered today for the law firm’s SuperVision™ symposium, which focused on helping companies prepare for bet-the-company HR compliance issues in an age of heightened media coverage. “Today’s media outlets are increasingly focused on the workplace,” said Eric W. Iskra, chair…

Job fair set for June 25-26 in South Charleston to fill 350 work-at-home tech support positions

In collaboration with the West Virginia Development Office and WorkForce West Virginia, Kelly Services is holding a job fair to hire up to 350 technical support advisors for KellyConnect®, the company’s contact center management solutions program. The job fair is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 25-26, BridgeValley Community and Technical College, South…

Shepherd to host fourth annual NEH summer institute July 8-28; seven events open to public

Teachers from across the country will converge at Shepherd University to explore Appalachian music, literature, theater, culture, and folk and musical arts during the fourth annual National Endowment for the Humanities summer institute, “Voices from the Misty Mountains and The Power of Storytelling,” July 8-28. Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, director of Shepherd’s Center for Appalachian…