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By Beryl Ramsey, Interim CEO Hospital Week has deeper meaning this year as the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center team celebrates our work to provide, safe, high-quality care for patients. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it crystal clear just how much communities rely on their local hospitals and also how much we rely on you. During the past few weeks, we’ve felt an outpouring of support and we are grateful to everyone who has delivered a meal, sewn a facemask, left a card, a sign or a chalk drawing, or wh... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV- Greenbrier Valley Medical Center is urging our local community to seek emergency care when needed – without delay. If you experience a medical emergency such as stroke symptoms or chest pain that may be a heart attack, a timely response will support the best possible outcome. Even with a limited number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in our community, our hospital has implemented precautions to protect patients and staff, including screening all patients for symptoms and risk factors, and pl... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV – Patients who have delayed surgery or other non-emergency procedures can now work with their physician to secure care as Greenbrier Valley Medical Center resumes some outpatient elective services starting May 4, 2020. The hospital is following Governor Jim Justice’s Executive Order allowing some elective surgeries and procedures in hospitals with a low or no-COVID-19 census. Safety remains the hospital’s highest priority. Numerous precautions for infection prevention, access control, soc... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV – The West Virginia Perinatal Partnership Summit took place on October 17th, 2019 at the Charleston Marriott Town Center. The Summit, presented by the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership, brought together professionals from multiple disciplines to discuss topics such as obstetric safety, how tobacco harms young children, opioid exposed newborns, neonatal encephalopathy, Zika, perinatal loss, hospital transfers and perinatal mental health. Greenbrier Valley Medical Center was recognized fo... ... Read More

First Initiative Expands Local Access to Cardiac Services in Southern WV With a commitment to increase access to local medical services for patients, Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC) and Plateau Medical Center (PMC) have signed clinical affiliation agreements with Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC). The clinical affiliations are designed to foster collaboration and enhance the quality of health care in southern West Virginia. Through the collaboration, CAMC, GVMC and PMC will work to improve t... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV-Pregnant women continue to receive support to combat their substance abuse problems through the Drug Free Moms and Babies Program (DFMB) that operates in coordination with the OB/GYN department at Greenbrier Physicians, LLC, and also collaborates closely with the OB department at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC). The primary goal is to support healthier outcomes for both mom and baby by providing prevention, early intervention, education, addiction treatment, and recovery support s... ... Read More

By Dr. Heather Ratliff, board certified in internal medicine and nephrology It’s a common disease that is not commonly discussed. According to recent estimates, 30 million (or 1 in 7) US adults have chronic kidney disease and millions of others are at increased risk. Most people are born with two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. The kidneys are part of your urinary tract and, when functioning properly, perform the vital function of filtering the blood and removing waste and excess salt and wat... ... Read More

RONCEVERTE, WV-If you’re thinking, “A colonoscopy?! Isn’t that a test for older people,” you may want to take a closer look at recent news from the American Cancer Society. The ACS this year altered their recommendation for timing of a first-time colon cancer screening from age 50 to age 45, for those at average risk of cancer. The change was directly tied to the rising number of younger adults being diagnosed with colorectal cancers – including many with no family history of the disease. Colon cancer i... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV – As doctor’s offices, urgent care centers and hospitals are seeing, flu season is active, with hospitalization rates close to what they were two years ago. Flu is one of the nation's leading causes of death, with roughly 24,000 people a year dying from flu and its complications. Latest figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show the flu hitting hard in West Virginia. Greenbrier Valley Medical Center has seen a growing number of flu-symptomatic patients i... ... Read More

Ronceverte, WV-Think that burning sensation in your stomach is just the orange juice you had for breakfast? That’s possible, but it could also be a sign of peptic ulcer disease. Peptic ulcers are sores that develop in some part of the digestive tract. These sores typically form as a result of inflammation caused by the bacteria H. pylori, or from erosion caused by an imbalance of stomach acids. “Peptic ulcers are actually a common health problem, due to the dietary and environmental stressors in our cou... ... Read More