April National Donate Life Month

April is National Donate Life Month.  Over 121,000 people are currently awaiting an organ transplant in the United States.  On average, 18 patients die every day waiting for a lifesaving organ that doesn’t become available in time. LifeNet Health, a federally designated organ procurement organization, is partnering with University Healthcare during the month of April…

Spilman Helps Secure Important Ruling for United Hospital Center Court Decision Important to Health Care Industry in W.Va.

The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that its appellate litigation team recently helped to secure a favorable ruling for client United Hospital Center (UHC) in an important health care matter before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. The Court decided the case of United Hospital Center, Inc. v. Cheryl…

University Healthcare offers Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Eat Well for Life IISM Program to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles by focusing on Nutrition and Exercise

Everyone knows that there are definite benefits to eating a well-balanced, nutritious diet and exercising regularly, but many people just don’t know where to start. The Eat Well for Life programs teaches participants to live it, not diet. Participants who enroll in Eat Well for Life II, offered at University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center, will…

University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center Offers 3D Mammography: The Latest in Breast Cancer Screening for U.S. Women

Women who undergo routine mammograms at University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center now have the latest screening and diagnostic technology available to them. University Healthcare officials recently announced that 3D breast tomosynthesis (tomo) for breast cancer screening is now available in Berkeley County at the Women’s Imaging Center, located in the Tennessee Avenue medical office building…