Weirton Sleep Center Receives Program Re-Accreditation
The Weirton Sleep Center recently received program re-accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).
“The American Academy of Sl...
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Weirton Medical Center Recognized in Statewide Quality Initiative
Weirton Medical Center was among 22 hospitals across West Virginia that were honored by the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership (WVPP) in November for...
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Weirton Medical Center Offers PET/CT Scans
Weirton Medical Center began offering PET/CT scans in January with a new, PET/CT system (positron emission tomography combined with a computer-assiste...
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Weirton Medical Center Cuts ER Waiting Time
Emergency physicians at Weirton Medical Center are now waiting to see patients - a reversal of the typical hospital emergency room scenario. Thanks to...
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Weirton Medical Center Introduces New Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery Service
Weirton Medical Center has launched a new service with the opening of Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery at Weirton Medical Center. Plastic and Recon...
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Weirton Medical Center Named Top Home Health Care Provider
Weirton Medical Center has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite™, a compilation of the top performing home health agencies in the United States. This...
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WMC Encourages Breast Cancer Screening During October
Weirton Medical Center encourages women over the age of 40 to have a mammogram during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the natio...
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WMC and Local Agencies Team Up for Drive-through Seasonal Flu Shots
The Weirton Medical Center and several local agencies have teamed up to offer seasonal flu shots for individuals age 18 and older in a convenient driv...
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Foundation Plans First Charity Golf Tournament
Weirton Medical Center Foundation will hold its first charity golf tournament on Monday, September 21 at Williams Country Club in Weirton. Proceeds fr...
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WMC Receives Top Performer Award
Weirton Medical Center (WMC) has been named a Top Performer and Attainer in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Premier healthcare al...
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Pediatric Speech Therapy Expanded
Parents in Weirton and surrounding communities who have children with speech and swallowing problems now have a local resource for speech therapy serv...
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WMC Launches New Home Draw Service
Pizzas and flowers aren’t the only deliveries made to residents of Weirton and the surrounding area.
The Weirton Medical Center is now offering a ...
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Auxiliary Donates $65,000 to WMC
The Weirton Medical Center Auxiliary presented a check for $65,000 to the Weirton Medical Center on Tuesday, July 21 at the auxiliary’s annual meeting...
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WMC Awarded Gold Seal of Approval
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, Weirton Medical Center has earned the J...
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WMC Receives Excellence Award
Weirton Medical Center is one of 25 out of 2,100 hospitals nationwide to receive the second annual Supply Chain Excellence Award, presented by the Pre...
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Physicians Achieve Board Certification
Drs. Jorge Roig and Bryan Matusic, Weirton Medical Center anesthesiologists, have successfully passed the American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM) certi...
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Diabetes in Control Program Merits National Recognition
Weirton Medical Center’s Diabetes in Control program was recently awarded the prestigious American Diabetes Association (ADA) Education Recognition C...
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WMC Announces Addition of New 64-slice CT Scanner
Weirton Medical Center has incorporated one of the most advanced diagnostic tools for helping physicians reach confident diagnoses to provide the best...
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WMC Diabetes Educator Recertified
Jennifer Springer, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E., diabetes education coordinator for the Weirton Medical Center, has been recertified as a Certified Diabetes E...
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WMC Lab Accredited, Recognized for Excellence
The Weirton Medical Center laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Patho...
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WMC Reduces Workforce
Weirton Medical Center announced on Jan. 7 that it has reduced its workforce by approximately 36 full-time equivalent employees. The reduction affecte...
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WMC Auxilian Elected President of West Virginia Hospital Auxiliary
Sondra Weigel, a Weirton resident and past president of the Weirton Medical Center Auxiliary, was elected president of the Auxiliary of the West Virgi...
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WMC Begins Testing Patients for MRSA
Weirton Medical Center has begun a comprehensive program to identify patients who are admitted, discharged or transferred to or from the facility for ...
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WMC Proud to be Tobacco Free
As of November 20, 2009, tobacco use of any kind is prohibited anywhere on the Weirton Medical Center campus and its satellite sites. The ban include...
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Weirton Medical Center Auxiliary Donates $70,000 to Hospital
The Weirton Medical Center Auxiliary has donated $70,000 to the hospital. Auxiliary President Jeannie Duffy and Treasurer Barbara Howell presented Wei...
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Weirton Medical Center Kicks Off United Way Campaign
In its annual effort to raise funds for the Weirton United Way, the Weirton Medical Center kicked off its United Way campaign recently. The medical ce...
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Weirton Medical Center Goes WiFi
Free limited Internet access is available to hospital guests in the Weirton Medical Center Atrium Lobby. Anyone with a wireless-enabled device is able...
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Weirton Medical Center Accepts Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Weirton Medical Center accepts Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western Pennsylvania commercial insurance. Specifically, WMC accepts all patients w...
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Peripheral Nerve Block at WMC Changing Joint Replacement Recovery
If you need a knee or hip replacement, but haven’t gone through with it, what is the one thing holding you back? Most people would answer that questi...
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Weirton Medical Center Diabetes Education Program Merits ADA Recognition
Weirton Medical Center’s Diabetes In-Control Program has been awarded continued Recognition from the American Diabetes Association. Weirton Medical C...
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VNUS Closure Procedure at Weirton Medical Center
Weirton Medical Center is now offering a new solution to leg pain and varicose veins. It’s called "The Closure" procedure.
If you have varicose ...
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