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Summers County-ARH resumes long-term care
Long-term care patients formerly residing at a Hinton hospital have the option to return, Appalachian Healthcare officials said Friday.
Summers County-ARH will begin re-admitting some of the long-term care residents who were transferred to other nearby facilities last month during a strike by the United Steelworkers that ended April 25.
“We will begin accepting these long-term care patients back into the unit, which is located on the third floor of Summers County-ARH, beginning Monday,” said Rocco Massey, interim Community CEO for Summers County-ARH. “We also are currently working with these residents and their families to assist them in making the return a smooth transition.”
Massey said patients were moved out of the facility during the strike to ensure their safety and comfort.
“Making patient care and safety our top priority, we transferred some residents during the month of April due to the strike,” Massey said. “It is our hope that residents who wish to return will come back, and we sincerely regret that they had to be transferred to other facilities temporarily during that time.”
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Improvements under way to make Bluestone Dam safer
Improvements and repairs planned at Bluestone Dam over the next 10 years will make the structure safer, but new operating procedures could lead to increased flooding in some areas downstream from the dam, officials said Thursday at a public meeting in Hinton.
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DOH to relocate cemeteries for expressway
West Virginia Division of Highways officials will begin relocating cemeteries next week to make room for the next phase of the Coalfields Expressway.
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GVEDC board gets training
Jeff Finkle, president and CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), spent several hours with local development officials Thursday, giving pointers and leading a discussion on economic strategies.
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Mix-up leads to W.Va. couple on wrong ballot
Stan and Janet Norman are running for office whether they like it or not.
- Calendar — Friday, March 19, 2010
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS and DELAYS
Click HERE to go to the West Virginia Department of Education with up-to-date school closings and delays by county.
- Tentative agreement reached between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America A tentative collective bargaining agreement between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America was reached Wednesday for more than 2,300 ARH employees represented by the USW in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia.
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Greenbrier to host Fun Fest and Egg Hunt
The Greenbrier will host its first Community Children’s Easter Fun Fest and Egg Hunt for children ages 3-12 March 28.
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Bluestone Wildlife Area cleaning up from flood
Very little flooding was reported along the New River near Bluestone Dam Saturday, but in other locations the river overflowed its banks and caused considerable damage, including in the Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, officials said.
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W.Va. gets $72 million in school construction bonds
West Virginia is getting more than $72 million in federal bonds for public schools.
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