PARKERSBURG Steve Altmiller will be retiring as the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg at the end of the summer.
Smith named president of Wetzel County Hospital
Dr. David Hess will lead Uniontown Hospital
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sean Smith, chief operating officer at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, will become president of Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville effective Jan. 1. He will assume the role from David Hess, M.D., who, in addition to serving as president and CEO of Reynolds Memorial Hospital, will fill the same position at Uniontown Hospital.
“Sean is an experienced leader who has been very successful at Camden Clark and is more than ready to step into this new role. I know he will do a great job working with the Wetzel team and medical staff to help lead the continued development of services and access,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System, said. “As we work to establish our presence more firmly in the Uniontown area, we needed someone who understood the WVU Medicine family and who has worked thro
Smith named president of Wetzel County Hospital
Dr. David Hess will lead Uniontown Hospital
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sean Smith, chief operating officer at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, will become president of Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville effective Jan. 1. He will assume the role from David Hess, M.D., who, in addition to serving as president and CEO of Reynolds Memorial Hospital, will fill the same position at Uniontown Hospital.
“Sean is an experienced leader who has been very successful at Camden Clark and is more than ready to step into this new role. I know he will do a great job working with the Wetzel team and medical staff to help lead the continued development of services and access,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System, said. “As we work to establish our presence more firmly in the Uniontown area, we needed someone who understood the WVU Medicine family and who has worked thro
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MORGANTOWN St. Marys native Sean Smith was named president of Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, effective on Jan. 1, 2021, in a statement released Tuesday.
Smith is currently the chief operating officer at WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg and will replace David Hess, M.D., who will serve as the president and CEO of Uniontown Hospital.
“I’m honored to have been chosen to lead Wetzel County Hospital here in a community with which I’m familiar,” Smith said. “This hospital has a long history of serving this area, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to help grow the healthcare services we provide and to serve the patients and families who come here. Dr. Hess leaves big shoes to fill and has done an excellent job. I look forward to working with the Wetzel County Hospital team and the community.”
Sean Smith named president of Wetzel County Hospital
Dr. David Hess will lead Uniontown Hospital
Posted on 12/22/2020
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sean Smith, chief operating officer at WVU MedicineCamden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, will become president of Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville effective Jan. 1. He will assume the role from David Hess, M.D., who, in addition to serving as president and CEO of Reynolds Memorial Hospital, will fill the same position at Uniontown Hospital.
“Sean is an experienced leader who has been very successful at Camden Clark and is more than ready to step into this new role. I know he will do a great job working with the Wetzel team and medical staff to help lead the continued development of services and access,” Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System, said. “As we work to establish our presence more firmly in the Uniontown area, we needed someone who understood the WVU Medicine fami