PRINCETON, W.Va. – WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital hosted state legislators on January 16 to talk about recent advancements and future plans. PCH hosted Senator Mark Maynard (Senate District 6), Senator Brian Helton (Senate District 9), and Delegate Doug Smith (House District 27), who were given an update from PCH President and CEO Karen Bowling.
According to PCH, the legislators discussed recent advancements in care, future plans, and PCH’s commitment to helping the community through its five-county network of clinics and its behavioral health hospital.
Bowling discussed significant strides in providing services that allow patients to get critical care closer to home. Since 2022:
- Cardiac catheterization procedures at PCH increased by 42%.
- Interventional radiology procedures rose by 34%.
- Oncology infusion treatments grew by 11%.
Bowling also reviewed the new services, clinics and visitor/patient enhancements from 2024, including:
- New oncology clinic, pulmonary and sleep lab clinic, cardiac clinic, and infusion clinic. PCH also added two new triage units to its Women’s Center.
- Service enhancements including relocating the outpatient lab to make it more accessible to the main entrance, creating new dining options, and introducing valet parking.
- Investments in state-of-the-art technology such as a new spectral CT scanner and the replacement of all beds in intensive and critical care units with high-tech models that improve patient safety.
The visit ended with a tour of the renovations currently underway to patient rooms in the fourth floor of the main tower.
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