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West Virginia University School of Medicine
U . S . News & World Report names J . W . Ruby Memorial Hospital top hospital in West Virginia
WVU Medicine J . W . Ruby Memorial Hospital has been named the number one hospital in West Virginia for 2021-2022 by U . S . News & World Report , which also recognized six WVU Medicine hospitals , including Ruby Memorial , as High Performing Hospitals .
In the Specialties category , Ruby Memorial Hospital was recognized as High Performing in neurology and neurosurgery , orthopaedics , pulmonology and lung surgery , and urology .
In the Procedures and Conditions category , the following WVU Medicine hospitals were recognized as High Performing :
• Berkeley Medical Center – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD )
• Camden Clark Medical Center – COPD , heart attack , and heart failure
• Ruby Memorial – acute kidney failure , aortic valve surgery , COPD , diabetes , heart attack , heart bypass surgery , heart failure , knee replacement , lung cancer surgery , pneumonia , and stroke
• Uniontown Hospital – COPD and stroke
• United Hospital Center – COPD and heart failure
• Wheeling Hospital – acute kidney failure , heart attack , and heart failure
“ We are excited and honored each and every year we receive these designations , and we are thrilled to see the list of recognized services grow ,” said Albert L . Wright Jr ., president and CEO of West Virginia University Health System . “ This expanded list is a testament to the fact that our hospitals are meeting the needs of our patients throughout the state and region , and they ’ re doing it through the delivery of the highest quality care .”
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