Through the partnership of the WVU Cancer Institute and WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital (PVH), cancer patients in Mineral County will soon be able to receive cancer treatments locally at the hospital’s new center.
“The opening of the new cancer and infusion center here at Potomac Valley Hospital brings a greatly needed service to our community,” Mark Boucot, president and CEO of Potomac Valley Hospital, said. “As the leader of the hospital, I think it’s important that the hospital provides the greatest breadth of services possible in our own community so that patients don’t have to travel, especially for care as critical as cancer services. We’re confident that this center here in Keyser will help improve care and patient outcomes by having the WVU Medicine level of care delivered locally.”
The new center, located within the main hospital in Keyser, will officially open to patients in January. Within the new facility, patients will be able to receive blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, hematology services, IV therapy infusions, and other infusion services for patients with chronic conditions.
“The hospital is thrilled to have Dr. Kevin Shannon as the medical director for our center,” Boucot said. “He’s done an amazing job caring for patients as the medical director at Garrett Regional Medical Center, and now PVH will get to share his expertise right here in our own community.”
The new 1,400 square foot clinic will include six new infusion bays. There will be two types of bays within the center – private bays and communal bays for patients that desire support and interaction with other patients during the infusion process.
“The WVU Cancer Institute could not be more excited to open this facility. We understand the tremendous burden a cancer diagnosis places on a person and a family. Our goal is to allow patients to stay as close to home, to their strongest support system, as possible,” Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, M.D., director of the WVU Cancer Institute, said. “We are honored to be part of this project and know the team lead by Dr. Shannon will deliver the highest level of compassionate care to all those who treated at WVU Cancer Institute and PVH.”
The opening of the new cancer and infusion center was celebrated Friday, December 10, with a ribbon-cutting event.
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