LOGAN, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered
remarks at the Logan Regional Medical
Center (LRMC) commending the new collaboration between several health organizations
to bring more opportunities for specialty care to southern West Virginia.
During
the event, leaders announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by
LRMC, Mountain Health Network (MHN), Marshall Health (MH), and Scion Health that will
allow the organizations to enhance health care services for the residents of Logan,
W.Va. and surrounding areas.
“Regardless
of where West Virginians live, they deserve to be able to reach the lifesaving
medical services they need and rely on. That’s why I have worked hard to support
rural health care services across our state, and today’s announcement is
another step in the right direction,” Senator
Capito said. “It is encouraging to see West Virginia take advantage of the Rural Residency Program – something I have
long-supported – to address both the workforce and service availability
challenge our communities sometimes face. Today’s announcement means more West
Virginians receiving care, more West Virginians providing care, and more teamwork
between our medical organizations.”
“Mountain
Health and Logan Regional Medical Center have held a longstanding mutual
respect and common purpose of providing high-quality medical care for patients,
close to home,” Kevin Yingling, R.Ph.,
M.D., F.A.C.P, president and CEO of Mountain Health Network, said. “We are
honored the Logan and ScionHealth teams have chosen Mountain Health and our
academic medical center partners, Marshall Health, to provide access to
highly-specialized heart, pediatric, and cancer services so patients and
families do not need to travel long distances for advanced medical care.”
“Partnerships like this one
are how we continue to build the skilled physician workforce West Virginia
needs while meeting the health care needs of our communities today,” Beth L. Hammers, M.B.A., CEO of Marshall
Health, said. “Rural training programs are one way we know that we can help
meet physician shortages happening in so many rural areas. Marshall Health
looks forward to working alongside Mountain Health, LRMC and local physicians
to bring more specialty care options to patients in southern West
Virginia.”
"Logan Regional has a
long history of providing high-quality, compassionate medical care to our
friends, families and neighbors in the Logan area,” David Brash, CEO of LRMC, said. “We have an exceptional team of
physicians and caregivers and a wide scope of quality service lines we’ve
established at our hospital. This collaboration makes us part of a network that
will improve patients’ access to advanced specialty and sub-specialty care both
here in Logan, as well as Mountain Health Network and Marshall Health
facilities. It also connects us with an academic partner critical to developing
graduate medical education and teaching programs.”
“We welcome opportunities to improve our hospitals
and improve the overall care and health of the communities we serve,” Robert Wampler, President, Community
Hospitals at ScionHealth, said. “This partnership will benefit our hospital
and the Logan community by increasing access to specialty services, and it will
bring value to our partners as it expands the region’s health care network and
creates new opportunities for health care practitioners. We are excited for the
future of this partnership and Logan Regional and believe this is a ‘win’ for
all parties involved, especially the patients we serve today and tomorrow.”
Photos from today’s event are included
below:
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivers remarks at the Logan
Regional Medical Center in Logan, W.Va. on Friday, January 6, 2022.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) meets with medical executives and
state leaders at the Logan Regional Medical Center in Logan, W.Va. on Friday, January
6, 2022.
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