Story by Sophia Wassick<\/p>\n
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. \u2014 WVU Hospitals has officially announced their purchase of the current Monongalia County Health Department and WIC buildings.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the Monongalia County Commission accepted WVU Hospitals\u2019 bid, which was valued at $6 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re just really excited for this opportunity to acquire this piece of property that\u2019s on our campus, essentially, and it\u2019s going to help us in the future significantly,\u201d Nathan Burt, chief operating officer of WVU Hospitals, said.<\/p>\n
WVU Hospitals intends to expand their healthcare services with the aid of these buildings. Although there is not an exact plan of what the buildings will be used for quite yet, it is apparent that their use will offer necessary healthcare services and benefit those within the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re constantly developing what we call our campus master plan, that helps us plan into the future what our expansions will be, and this will be a key piece of that, as we continue to move forward and plan what services we\u2019re going to expand,\u201d Burt said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, directly behind United Bank, which is next to the Monongalia County Health Department and WIC buildings, WVU Hospitals is adding an eye institute to further their expansion plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re building a new eye institute on the corner of Van Voorhis and Elmer Prince Drive, and the WIC Office and Monongalia County Health Department are located behind that building, so it\u2019s very convenient to our existing hospital sites,\u201d Burt stated.<\/p>\n
To conclude their current expansions, WVU Hospitals is in the midst of expanding their cancer services and other signature service lines.<\/p>\n
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