Camden Clark Medical Center

🌟Happy to our 22 CRNAs at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center! 🌟

Nurse anesthetists are among the nation’s most trusted professions, delivering specialized, cost-effective care to all patients --- from newborns to seniors --- for every type of procedure in all types of facilities. Thanks for all that you do everyday ! ❤️
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🚨 As a friendly reminder, the WVU Medicine Camden Clark Endocrinology Office has moved. ☎️ Please call 304-424-2400 with any questions.
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❓Did you know that WVU Medicine Camden Clark offers reduced-cost vascular screenings ($70) the second Friday of every month?

Three simple tests can detect Vascular Disease, help prevent a stroke and potentially save your life.

➡️Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
➡️Carotid Artery Disease
➡️Peripheral Artery Disease

🚨Take advantage of this opportunity to get a reduced cost screening! Next screening will be Friday, February 10th. To schedule an appointment, call 304.424.2094.
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🥳👩‍⚕️ Wishing Cheryl a Happy Retirement! 🩺🎉

We wanted to give a special shout-out to Cheryl Ahart, who has worked at Camden Clark for 45 years. Cheryl's career began housekeeping in 1977 and she has held positions in the 3N Unit as a secretary, Same Day Care Unit as a secretary and most recently the Medical Receptionist in CCPC.

Congratulations Cheryl – we appreciate all you do!
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🏆🏥 We’re excited to announce that we’ve earned the distinction of being one of America’s 250 Best Hospitals ™ in 2023 by Healthgrades! This distinction puts us in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for overall clinical performance across the most common conditions and procedures. 🙌🥇

“We’re honored to be named one of the best 250 hospitals in the nation for clinical excellence by Healthgrades,” said WVU Medicine Camden Clark President and CEO, Steve Altmiller. “This recognition enhances our mission to provide the highest standard of care to patients throughout our region and affirms our commitment to quality care. We applaud our caring and compassionate providers, clinicians and staff for their dedication to our patients and communities, along with their outstanding efforts that have allowed us to achieve this distinction.” Read more about it ➡️ https://bit.ly/3XMckoY

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👏🏻 We’re so proud of our friends at The Parkersburg High School and Parkersburg South High School with their Certified Athletic Trainers, Amanda Branch and Mackenzie Rice for being awarded the ”1st Team Award” from the National Athletic Trainers’ Safe Sports School. Congratulations! 🥳

Join us in congratulating Parkersburg South High School and Parkersburg High School, along with their athletic trainers Amanda Branch and Mackenzie Rice, as they were recently recognized with a national award. Both schools received the National Athletic Trainers' Association Safe Sports School 1st Team Award. This award recognizes secondary schools that take both the required and recommended steps to hold their athletics programs to the highest safety standards. The schools and their athletic trainers put in a lot of hard work to create Emergency Action Plans and injury prevention plans, along with evaluation and treatment of sports injuries that occur.

Way to go guys!!!

🐝We love to show support for our community and school athletics. WVU Medicine Camden Clark is a proud supporter of Williamstown Yellowjackets athletics and recently showcased our sponsorship of the new state of the art videoboard in the Jackets’ gym. Let's go Yellowjackets!!!🐝

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👏🎉 Congratulations to Joyce Somerville, BSRT (R)(M)(QM) for being our January “Voice of the Patient” honoree! Joyce is a Radiology employee who works in the Women’s Center as a mammographer and has been with CCMC for over 42 years. We have received positive feedback about Joyce from many patients over the years. One of Joyce’s recent patients shared: “Joyce Somerville is always professional, kind, knowledgeable & grounded.” Thanks Joyce for all you do! 🎉

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🚨 Hey Nurses! How would you like us to make your student loan payment? Up to $437.50 monthly! That coupled with our up to $15,000 sign-on bonus – there’s never been a better time to make your nursing career switch to WVU Medicine Camden Clark! 🚨 Sound good to you? Go to our quick contact form to get in touch with a nurse recruiter today 👉 https://bit.ly/3wdayl4
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🌤️Just a quick reminder to stop for a few moments to appreciate the little things like this beautiful sunrise in Williamstown, WV this morning. ☀️

😄We hope you have a wonderful week!
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🎉Congratulations to seven WVU Medicine Camden Clark Team Members that earned Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification!🎉

Lean Six Sigma is a team-focused managerial approach that seeks to improve performance by eliminating resource waste and defects. It strives to eliminate the waste of physical resources, time, effort, and talent, while assuring quality in production and organizational processes.

IISE is the world’s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the education, training, research, and development of industrial and system engineering performance improvement platforms.

👏Congratulations to the team members earning certification. Your hard work and dedication to improvement are to be commended!👏
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💙WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center has provided the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley a donation totaling $24,050, comprised of funds raised from their 2022 United Way Workplace Campaign and a pledge to match employee gifts.💛

“The United Way is a vital resource for health, education and financial stability to many residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley,” said WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center President and CEO, Steve Altmiller. “I am humbled by the efforts of our employees to come together during the season of giving to help our neighbors in need. We look forward to continuing to this partnership in 2023 to support the efforts and impacts the United Way provides throughout our communities."

🎉The community partnership amongst Camden Clark and the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley was celebrated with a check presentation. Thank you to all of our employees that contributed to this wonderful cause and made this happen! 🎉

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💊 Happy National Pharmacist Day!
Pharmacists play a critical role in patient care and recovery in hospitals, outpatient clinics, other healthcare settings and the community at large. Thank you to our outstanding pharmacists for playing such a vital role in our commitment to providing excellent patient care.🎉
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🔑🚗Valet Parking is ready and here for you at the South Tower and Medical Office Building-B entrances, Monday - Friday from 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. This amazing service is for patients and visitors to utilize while visiting our facilities.
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💙WVU Medicine Camden Clark supports businesses that believe in bettering our community. Westbrook Health Services needs your input! Take a short survey to help identify needs, resources, and solutions so that Westbrook’s efforts may be more effective in reducing the challenges associated with Substance Use Disorder in our community. Your insight will help them to understand why people turn to these substances, at what age, and in what circumstances and increase the knowledge and availability of prevention and recovery programs and services in our communities.

Please complete the survey here 👉 https://bit.ly/3XmNR9n.

📅 Deadline to complete the survey is Friday, January 13th. This survey is designed to be completed in about ten minutes and is confidential, so they do not need your name or any identifying information. If a particular question does not apply to you, don’t answer that question. Responses to this survey will be analyzed by an independent consulting firm assisting us with this work. Thank you for taking time to help with this important project. 💙
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Want to stay connected to the largest health record in West Virginia? Check out MyWVUChart @ https://bit.ly/3XfZa38. ✅👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️
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🥶 Does cold winter weather impact your ? If so, you're not alone. Click or tap here 👉 https://bit.ly/3FZNUPD to learn more about Seasonal Affective Disorder or and how you can take control of your to improve your this time of year. ❄
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👍 Hope to see you at Grand Central Mall on Monday, January 9th! Stop by anytime from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and let's talk about your career. Your future's so bright...you might want to bring your shades. 😎☕️ View opportunities 👉 https://bit.ly/3jWNUuh
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🥳👩‍⚕️ Wishing Mary a Happy Retirement! 🩺🎉
We wanted to give a special shout-out to Mary Kibble-Leu, who has worked at Camden Clark for nearly 45 years. Mary’s career began as a staff nurse in coronary care and she has held and developed positions in patient education, staff education and most recently the Director of Professional Practice and Education. She plans to spend more time with her husband, travel and work as a part-time causal employee here at Camden Clark. Congratulations Mary – we appreciate you and all you do!
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Early riser ⁉️

Who is ready for 6 a.m. Temple Challenge⁉️

Starting NEXT week — Tuesday and Thursday Temple Challenge will be adding a 6 a.m. class at Camden Clark Health & Wellness Center 💙💛

🗓️ Schedule and Pricing:

Monthly:
$60/Month – Non-Members
$30/Month – Members
Individual Classes: $5 per class

First class is FREE!

Monday: 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday: 6 a.m., 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Thursday: 6 a.m., 8 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m.
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❤🐻 Congratulations to our Rehab Services Team for being selected as the 'Weldon the Bear' award winner for a job “well done”! The Rehab Services Team was nominated by the Specialty Care & Trauma Services Team for the excellent service they provide our patients with compassion and competence. They have exuded compassion not only for their patients, but also for fellow ICU co-workers during the depths of the pandemic. There is never any hesitation in their abilities to help their teammates as well.

A special thank you to Shannon Farley, Sam Bates and Laura Riley for improving patient outcomes in the ICU.

👏❤️ Well done, Rehab Services Team! We appreciate you! 👍
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🎀🍼 WVU Medicine Camden Clark’s first baby of 2023! Moriah and Ethan Spencer of Parkersburg welcomed their new year’s baby girl early Sunday morning! Lily Spencer was born at 6:29 a.m. on January 1st weighing 5 lbs, 5 oz. Lily is the younger sister to big brothers 3-year-old Cyrus Spencer and 11-year-old Lyric Boyd. The CCMC Auxiliary presented the parents with a New Year Baby Welcome Basket. Congratulations!🎉
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Wishing you a and Happy New Year!
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#2023

New Year’s Day is the deadliest day for alcohol-related crashes. Before you head out to your New Year Party or social gathering, make a plan to have a designated driver.

🎉Have a Safe and Happy New Year!

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🎉We are pleased to announce Sharileda Vance, MD as our new Chief Medical Officer! Dr. Vance is the current Medical Director of Primary Care Services for University Health Associates and Camden Clark, serves on the Camden Clark Physician Advisory Committee, the WVU Medicine Medical Group Quality Committee, the Physician Enterprise Committee and the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute Planning Committee. “Through her extensive career, Dr. Vance has achieved many clinical and administrative advancements that have brought value to our community and we are excited to welcome her to this role,” said Steve Altmiller, WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center President and CEO. Join us in congratulating Dr. Vance on this achievement.👏
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🎉We are pleased to announce Carol Grove MSN, RN, NEA-BC as our new Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer. Carol brings more than 25 years of nursing experience to our leadership team. “Carol has achieved many years of experience in the field of nursing and we couldn’t be more thrilled that she has joined the WVU Medicine Camden Clark leadership team,” said Steve Altmiller, WVU Medicine Camden Clark President and CEO. “She will bring significant value to our community and we are excited to welcome her to this role.” Welcome Carol! 👏
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💙 We are proud to be involved in our community! 💛

🎨 WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center provided the Parkersburg Art Center a $5,000 admissions sponsorship to be enjoyed by the community beginning now and continuing through December 2023. This sponsorship will provide free gallery admission to anyone, allowing the community to enjoy any of the 15 – 20 rotating exhibits presented in the Art Center’s five gallery spaces throughout the year. 🖌️

“Giving back to the communities we serve, and in particular, those of all ages who can benefit from the many programs offered by the Parkersburg Art Center aligns with Camden Clark’s mission,” said WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center President and CEO, Steve Altmiller. “We are proud to support by sponsoring free admission to the Art Center for all to enjoy starting this holiday season and continuing through December of 2023.”

Check out Parkersburg Art Center and enjoy a visit on us.
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💚 Grinch Sighting! 💚 Kristopher Pfirman, DO handed out 215 blankets to our patients in his "holiday Grinch-y" best. We hear that doing this act of kindness caused his heart to grow three sizes! Thanks Dr. Pfirman for helping to keep the holidays a bit warmer for our patients!

We are ending 2022 with saying goodbye to our social worker of oncology support services, Marilyn McClure who is retiring at the end of the month. 💙

🎉Her entire social work career has spanned 40 years. She's worked on the inpatient side, for hospice, and then in our OP Cancer Services role. 👏

We will miss Marilyn but congratulate her on this well deserved retirement! 🎉👏
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💙Please see our holiday hours and how we can best serve you during this holiday season. Visit our website 👉https://wvumedicine.org/camden-clark/holiday-hours-2022/ 💛
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🎄 Wishing you and yours a very Healthy & Happy Holiday season. Merry Christmas from all of us at WVU Medicine Camden Clark. 🎅
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💪It's never too late, or early, to get started on making changes to your lifestyle. Even 30 minutes of exercise a day can lower your lower blood pressure, improve your mental health and make strides towards building healthy habits. Check out our Camden Clark Health & Wellness Center to learn more.
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