RANSON, WV – WVU Medicine and the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house today to dedicate and name the new surgical suite at Jefferson Medical Center.
At today’s ceremony, the suite was officially named the Langlet Family Surgical Suite. The late Jules F. Langlet, M.D., was a physician and surgeon on the medical staff at Charles Town General Hospital and Jefferson Medical Center from 1957 until his retirement in 2006.
“We wanted to properly acknowledge Dr. Langlet’s decades of service as a dedicated physician in Jefferson County while also recognizing the support and generosity Jefferson Medical Center has received from the Langlet family for many years,” Tim Devine, M.D., medical staff president said.
According to Dr. Devine, the naming symbolizes WVU Medicine’s sincere thanks to the Langlet Family for their continued support of the hospital and its mission to provide the best in healthcare services to area residents.
“We were delighted that Mrs. Mary Lou Langlet and her son, Mark, were able to attend today’s ceremony,” Devine said.
In March 2017, Jefferson Medical Center officials announced plans to expand and update the hospital’s operating rooms and consolidate surgical services into a more efficient suite on the first floor. The final phase of the 5,400 square foot surgical suite project was completed last month.
The suite includes a new, larger operating room built to accommodate orthopaedic surgeries and other complex procedures now being performed at Jefferson Medical Center, as well as a surgical preparation and recovery area, expanded staff support space, and a large visitor waiting room.
“Jefferson Medical Center has invested over $2.4 million in this project designed to ease patient flow, enhance staff efficiency, and provide a more collaborative environment for patients, families, physicians and staff to function,” Neil McLaughlin, vice president of operations, said. “As we add physicians, the expanded surgical suite will allow us to offer an even greater variety and number of surgical procedures here in Jefferson County.”