Thursday, October 01, 2026
WVU Health System welcomes five new hospitals
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Butler Memorial Hospital, Clarion Hospital, Frick Hospital, Latrobe Hospital, and Westmoreland Hospital, as well as their affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities, officially joined the West Virginia University Health System today (Oct. 1). Previously operated under the Independence Health System brand, the hospitals will begin operating under the WVU Medicine brand immediately. “This marks an exciting and important moment for these hospitals and the communities they
