Experienced Thoracic Surgeon Joins Marshall Health

Mark H. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., a board-certified, fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon, has joined the faculty of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine as an assistant professor. He will also be a part of Marshall Surgery, a department of Marshall Health, and Cabell Huntington Hospital. Cooper specializes in surgery of the heart, lungs, esophagus […]

New Hospitals and Health Care Providers Join Successful, Cutting-Edge Federal Initiative that Cuts Costs and Puts Patients at the Center of their Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants – representing 49 states and the District of Columbia – in an innovative initiative – Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) – designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lowers costs. Five Aledade ACOs in West Virginia, Florida, […]

Mental Health First Aid Flourishing in the Eastern Panhandle

People usually associate the term first aid with rendering help in situations when a person’s physical health has been compromised or may be in danger. Bandaging minor wounds, doing CPR or using the Heimlich maneuver for someone who can’t breathe are common first aid methods. What happens when a person’s mental health has been compromised […]

Kickoff Set For Apprenticeship Works Program

The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, the U.S. Department of Labor and their partners will celebrate the kickoff of Apprenticeship Works, the National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program at RCBI, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, in downtown Huntington. Manufacturers, community members and others are invited to the event, which begins at 1:30 p.m. at […]