Weirton Medical Center

Name :

Weirton Medical Center

Address  :

601 Colliers Way

Town  :

Weirton

State  :

West Virginia

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

26062

Phone  :

304 797 6000

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 238


Description

About Weirton Medical Center
Weirton Medical Center is a 238bed nonprofit acutecare general community hospital located in the city of Weirton in Brooke County West Virginia Weirton Medical Center offers health care services to the residents of West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania

Weirton Medical Center then Weirton General Hospital was founded in 1953 by a group of community leaders in the City of Weirton The Hospital was initially located in the Weircrest addition of Weirton north of the city

In 1978 a new facility renamed Weirton Medical Center was built on a 20acre campus located near the US Route 22 corridor adjacent to the West VirginiaPennsylvania border The late Michael Starvaggi President of Starvaggi Industries donated the land for the current facility

In 1987 the Hospital converted 23 inpatient beds to create a 23bed skilled care unit This unit was expanded to 33 beds in 1996 In 1992 the Hospital created a 20bed psychiatric unit In 1995 the Hospital undertook a 32 million outpatient renovation which modified the existing main floor of the facility into a centralized outpatient center In 2002 Weirton Medical Center completed construction of a 10 million fourstory medical office complex annexing the main hospital

Today the Hospital is located on a 23acre campus adjacent to US Route 22 and is located approximately five miles from Steubenville Ohio and 35 miles from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Were proud to be a part community and the mission of our Quality People is to always provide Quality Care


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