St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington)

St. Mary's Medical Center (SMMC) is a hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. It is the largest medical facility in the tri-state region wherein West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky meet. The medical center is the largest private employer in Cabell County with over 2600 employees. ^[1]

Academics

As a teaching facility associated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, St. Mary's trains medical residents in several specialties. The hospital campus is home to the St. Mary's School of Nursing, the St. Mary's School of Radiologic Technology, and the St. Mary’s School of Respiratory Care. All three programs are associated with Marshall University. It is also the home to the Marshall University Physical Therapy program, which began in 2013.

In 2014, St. Mary's signed a definitive merger agreement with Cabell Huntington Hospital.

In 2015, the hospital further affiliated with UK HealthCare's (University of Kentucky) Markey Cancer Center.

Centers

St. Mary's Medical Center's new regional heart institute and emergency department opened in May 2006.

SMMC has centers in cardiac care, cancer treatment, an emergency department with a Level II Trauma Center and neuroscience.

History

On November 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened St. Mary's Hospital.^[2] In August 2002, the hospital was renamed St. Mary's Medical Center. On July 9, 2012 St. Mary's opened a 24-hour-a-day, 7 day a week 12-bed Emergency Room in Ironton, Ohio. It contains acute and trauma rooms, imaging and lab services, and specialty doctors will rotate between the Ironton Campus and Huntington Campus. ^{[3] [4]}

Mission

The mission statement of the hospital is:

References

External links

• Official Website