WHEELING, W.Va. – The Ohio Valley Health Services and Education Corporation has agreed to sell Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to Alecto Healthcare Services.
In a statement, California-based Alecto said it will provide the same level of care without cutting any jobs.
“We are very excited about the potential acquisition and partnership with Alecto Healthcare Services,” said Michael Caruso, president and chief executive officer of OVHS&E. “Alecto is just as committed to the quality of care that our hospitals have provided for more than a century in the Ohio Valley, and this partnership solidifies the future of these two great
community hospitals.”
This will be Alecto’s second operation in the region. In 2014, Alecto acquired Fairmont Regional Medical Center in Marion County. The company invested into the facility, which led to it becoming the only hospital in West Virginia to be named as a top performing facility for five years in a row.