Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health System plans to invest $110 million to revamp the Fairmont (W.Va.) Medical Center, which almost shut down last year, according to a June 4 news release.
The health system said the investment is a multiphase plan that includes adding 38 inpatient beds, 30 skilled nursing beds, renovating operating rooms and building space to add more imaging, laboratory and infusion services.
The plan also calls for infrastructure upgrades to the hospital’s central energy plant, helipad, façade and roofing.
"When we announced our plan to bring inpatient and emergency room care back to Fairmont, we pledged to make sure we were providing the residents of Marion County with the care they need," Albert Wright Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University Health System, said in a news release. "With this expansion, we're making good on that promise and ensuring Fairmont Medical Center will be here for generations to come."
Irving, Calif.-based Alecto Healthcare, which owned Fairmont Regional in 2020, said last year it would close the West Virginia hospital within 60 days because it was unable to find a buyer. However, WVU opted to take over the hospital and said it would build a new facility; now, instead, WVU will revamp Fairmont Regional.