WVU Cancer Institute expands cancer treatment services at Fairmont Medical Center

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Cancer patients in Marion County will no longer need to travel very far for treatment, thanks to the availability of added WVU Cancer Institute services at WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center (FMC). WVU Medicine and WVU Cancer Institute leadership gathered today (Sept. 5) to celebrate the partnership by cutting the ribbon on the new medical oncology clinic at FMC, a campus of WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital.  

The medical oncology clinic, located on the hospital’s third floor, expands cancer care at FMC, which has offered radiation oncology services in the building adjacent to the main hospital for several years. In addition, a new chemotherapy infusion center is slated to open on FMC’s third floor in late October. 

"This expansion at Fairmont Medical Center strengthens our promise to serve patients where they live and work,” Hannah Hazard Jenkins, M.D., director and executive chair of the WVU Cancer Institute, said. “Cancer care is not just about treatment -- it’s about community, connection, and compassion. We are proud to bring these vital services to Marion County." 

The new center will take a multidisciplinary approach to medical oncology care, including lab services, chemotherapy and other infusion services. Patients will have access to nurse navigation, a telephone triage system for symptom management and prescription refills, cancer registry services, tumor boards, and telemedicine appointments. 

“Bringing medical oncology and infusion services to the WVU Cancer Institute at Fairmont Medical Center means our patients can receive the care they need in the comfort of their own community,” said Ashkan Emadi, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at the WVU Cancer Institute. “Cancer treatment is challenging enough without the added burden of long travel. Our goal is to deliver the same advanced therapies, personalized attention, and compassionate support you would find at our main campus—right here, close to home." 

The clinic will include a lab draw station, three exam rooms, one provider workroom, and one station for obtaining patient vitals. The infusion area will include eight private infusion bays with heated massage chairs, with one station for faster services such as injections. There is also one flex room that can serve as an exam room or infusion room based on daily needs. 

“As a System, we’ve been hard at work advancing our mission to deliver top-tier care to West Virginians in all corners of our state,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., WVU Health System president and CEO, said. “Today, we’re especially proud to expand services to cancer patients in communities closer to our homebase.” 

For more information on the WVU Cancer Institute, visit WVUCancer.org. 

To learn more WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center, visit WVUMedicine.org/Fairmont