for osteopathic medical student training and residency . This expansion benefits Charleston because students are in the city delivering health care for hospital systems and contributing to the city ’ s economic vitality . When WVSOM conducted its last study in 2020 , its economic impact was $ 4.2 million in the South-Central Region of our Statewide Campus . Those numbers are higher now , and that amount will grow with a facility like this .
Photo by Williamson Memorial Hospital .
Williamson Memorial Hospital
By Tim Hatfield , CEO , Williamson Memorial Hospital Williamson Health & Wellness Center purchased Williamson Memorial Hospital in 2020 with a vision of health for everyone in the Tug Valley . Since then , its work has been focused on returning this critical and beloved facility to the community better than ever , fully modernized with a complete
renovation . The addition of state-of-the-art equipment will help ensure the highest quality of care while also providing the kindness and compassion for which this facility has long been known .
Returning Williamson Memorial to the community means neighbors no longer have to cross state lines or drive a halfhour or longer to receive acute care . Now , they can receive that same care in a fully modernized facility in their own community . Because of the integrated model working with Williamson Health & Wellness Center , the community gets a full continuum of care through adult medicine , pediatrics , behavioral health and dental and podiatry clinics as well as school-based health operations and farmers markets , all directly connected to the hospital . The new Williamson Memorial also means the return of jobs lost during the facility ’ s closing under previous ownership in 2020 .
Already , the return of Williamson Memorial has brought 50 jobs back to the community at a payroll of more than $ 2 million , and many more jobs will follow with the return of the hospital ’ s emergency department and operating room . This impact will ripple across the valley as employees shop and spend money in the community . The work to renovate the facility and repave the parking lot and road leading to the facility has created additional jobs . Because of our purchases both during renovations and the operation of the facility , the new Williamson Memorial has generated dollars beyond our boundaries .
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