'They're Here to Stay': WVU Medicine Takes over Five Hospitals in Western Pa.
The health system said it will invest $300 million over five years to modernize hospitals and expand services across the region.
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Five Pennsylvania hospitals join WVU Health System
MORGANTOWN – Butler Memorial Hospital, Clarion Hospital, Frick Hospital, Latrobe Hospital and Westmoreland Hospital, as well as their affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities, officially joined the West Virginia University Health System on Thursday. Previously operated under the Independence Health System brand, the hospitals will begin operating under the WVU Medicine brand immediately. “This marks […]
WVU Health System welcomes five new hospitals
MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Oct. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Butler Memorial Hospital, Clarion Hospital, Frick Hospital, Latrobe Hospital, and Westmoreland Hospital, as well as their affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities, officially joined the West Virginia University Health System today (Oct. 1).…
WVU Health System Officially Takes Over Operations at BMH - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA
Butler Memorial Hospital is now officially a part of the West Virginia University Health System. The announcement was made this morning that the hospital and all of its affiliates will now be operating under the WVU Medicine brand immediately. This is the final part of the process that saw Independence Health System merge with WVU […] The post WVU Health System Officially Takes Over Operations at BMH appeared first on ButlerRadio.com - Butler, P…
WVU Health System Adds Five Pennsylvania Hospitals, Commits $800M to Expansion
The West Virginia University Health System has added five Pennsylvania hospitals and their affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities to its network, significantly expanding WVU Medicine’s presence in western Pennsylvania and committing $800 million to the hospitals over the next five years. Butler Memorial Hospital, Clarion Hospital, Frick Hospital, Latrobe Hospital and Westmoreland Hospital officially joined the WVU Health System…
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