JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — Jackson General Hospital will be reintroducing itself to Jackson County residents on Tuesday with a ceremony recognizing the merger between the facility and WVU Medicine.
Officials with WVU Medicine and West Virginia University will take part in a ceremony recognizing the merger. The event at WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital will begin at 11 a.m.
“This is a celebration for the community,” said Denise Toler, market and public relations specialist with the hospital. “We want the community here to enjoy this merge with us and to see the wonderful aspects that we’re going to be able to give to Jackson County and the surrounding areas.”
The merger will result in increased options for specialty care.
“One of the largest barriers for Jackson County and surrounding areas is the rural,” Toler said. “Being able to have the specialty care tied in with Jackson General Hospital, we can get these patients from Jackson County to Wood County and on up into Morgantown for the surgeries and the procedures that they need.”
WVU Medicine CEO Stephanie McCoy, WVU Health Systems President and CEO Albert Wright and WVU President Gordon Gee will attend Tuesday’s event.
MetroNews Affiliate WMOV contributed to this story.