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Berkeley, Jefferson medical centers see growth BY MATT WELCH
mwelch@journal-news.net MARTINSBURG — West Virginia University Medicine saw plenty of growth in 2018, and the future is looking bright, too, hospital officials said. In terms of expansive growth, WVU Medicine added a $13.5 million project to build a new facility in Spring Mills. Associated with WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, the Spring Mills medical facility opened in May of 2018 on a 3.57-acre parcel of land at the intersection of U.S. 11 and Campus Drive in Spring Mills. The 44,000-square-foot-facility is just off Interstate 81. “That’s the fastest growing part of Berkeley County, and we didn’t really
have a presence there,” BMC Communications Director Teresa McCabe said. “Opening that and establishing an urgent care, primary care, pediatric practices and plans to add an orthopedic surgeon accomplished that.” The third floor of the building is currently being developed to provide even more growth to the facility in the coming months, McCabe said. Some of the other Enhanced Services Capital Projects done by WVU Medicine at its Berkeley and Jefferson county locations include additions or upgrades to catheterization laboratory ($9,500,000), an Intensive Care Unit ($9,000,000), an emergency department ($9,500,000), OB renovations ($1,000,000), MRI replacement ($1,500,000), ICU renovations ($1,550,000), an Inwood office building ($2,415,000), an EPIC Con-
version ($12,000,000) and a medical office building on Tennessee Avenue ($7,200,000), among many others. “With over $100 million invested in improvements, strong physician recruitment efforts, and the addition and expansion of services, we have made significant improvements to the quality of care offered and, ultimately, the patient experience,” Anthony Zelenka, WVU Medicine Berkeley and Jefferson Medical Center President and CEO, said in a previous letter discussing the growth of the hospital in the area. The facilities haven’t grown just in terms of building spaces or upgrades, though. The group continues to add new providers to the area and continues to earn state and national distinctions for its efforts. Distinctions recently earned for
Berkeley Medical Center include: Certificates of Distinction to BMC for Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center and for Perinatal Care from the Joint Commission. Certificates of Distinction were also earned in the management of chest pain, hip replacement and knee replacement from The Joint Commission as well as meeting The Joint Commission’s requirements for the Home Care Accreditation Program. In December, Berkeley Medical Center was awarded international recognition as a Designated Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA Inc. Jefferson County has seen its share of growth, too. “Jefferson Medical Center has See GROWTH, Page A2