Times West Virginian
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Albert Wright Jr., president and CEO of WVU Medicine, shakes hands with Gov. Jim Justice Friday in the board room of Fairmont Medical Center, where they announced a $110 million plan to rebuild the local hospital and expand it to 80 beds and more.
Photo by Eric Cravey
FAIRMONTÂ â WVU Medicine President and CEO Albert Wright Jr. announced Friday that Fairmont Medical Center will be expanding again on Locust Avenue.
Wright said WVU Medicine will invest $110 million as part of a multi-year plan to increase services and capacity at the hospital, which is a campus of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The plans calls for adding 40 new patient beds, operating and procedure rooms, a cancer infusion center and 30 skilled nursing beds.