Over the past decade, the network has grown from two to
21 CACs with coverage now in 42 of West Virginia’s 55 coun-
ties. WVCAN recently announced it will utilize funding from
the BrickStreet Foundation and matching funds to encourage
CAC service expansion to unserved communities in West Vir-
ginia. Plans are in place to officially serve every county within
the next five years.
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Becomes Full
Member of West Virginia University Health System
care provider and one of the largest employers in Washington
County, MD.
“It will be a privilege to serve on the Meritus Medical Center
board and interact with institutional representatives who value
Shepherd’s nursing students and provide critical clinical training
experiences for them,” says Hendrix. “In addition, we look
forward to our emerging partnership to advance high reliability
and quality assurance to patients and health care providers.”
Braxton County Memorial Hospital (BCMH) in Gassaway,
WV, has officially joined the West Virginia University (WVU)
Health System.
Shepherd University President Mary Hendrix.
Braxton County Memorial Hospital.
Karen Bowling, vice president of care delivery transforma-
tion for the WVU Health System, has been named the interim
CEO of BCMH. She also currently serves as the interim CEO
of Summersville Regional Medical Center.
“We are proud to officially welcome Braxton County
Memorial Hospital into the WVU Medicine family,” says Albert
Wright Jr., president and CEO of the WVU Health System.
“Braxton County is in the heart of West Virginia, and West
Virginians from all across the state are at the heart of what we
do. While we hope people never need our services, we want
the people of Braxton County and the surrounding region to
know we’re here for them.”
BCMH, a 25-bed critical access hospital, was established in
1981 and serves Braxton County and parts of Clay, Gilmer,
Lewis, Nicholas and Webster counties. The hospital employs
almost 200 people and offers emergency care, inpatient acute
care, skilled nursing, respite care, inpatient and outpatient
surgery and home health care. Its outpatient facility includes
laboratory, imaging and cardiopulmonary services.
“This is an exciting time for Braxton County Memorial
Hospital,” says Barbara Adams, chair of the BCMH board of
directors. “A lot of hard work has taken place, but the reward
is here now—to be part of the WVU Health System. Becoming
part of the WVU Medicine family allows us to continue our
mission, offering the best possible care to our patients and
community.”
A leading scientist in cancer research focusing on identifying
novel molecular targets for new diagnostic and therapeutic
strategies, Hendrix serves on the board of directors at the
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower Medi-
cal Center in California; chairs the National Disease Research
Interchange board, which is funded in part by the National
Institute of Health and is based in Philadelphia; serves on the
board of directors for Research!America, a Washington, D.C.-
based not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance
working to make health research a higher national priority;
and serves on the Chicago Council for Science and Technology
and the executive advisory board for Northwestern University
Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, both located
in Chicago.
Marshall Health Opens Residential Treatment
Facility for Women and Children
Project Hope for Women and Children.
Shepherd University’s President Named to
Meritus Medical Center Board of Directors
Shepherd University President Mary Hendrix has been elected
to a three-year term on the board of directors of Meritus Med-
ical Center in Hagerstown, MD. Meritus is the largest health
Marshall Health has officially opened Project Hope for
Women and Children, a new residential treatment option.
Located on Seventh Avenue next to the Huntington City
Mission, Project Hope for Women and Children offers a safe
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