Healthcare

The West Virginia University Health System – East (also known as WVUH-East) has provided Berkeley County with a unified healthcare system. Part of WVUH-East, City Hospitalin Martinsburg is a non-profit community hospital, licensed for 260 hospital beds (staffed for 144) and offering a variety of medical, surgical, and healthcare services. City Hospital is one of the area’s largest employers, with over 900 full and part-time employees. The hospital provides programming and educational events for the community, including support groups, CPR and first aid classes, and birthing classes. The Dorothy A. McCormack Center, located on the City Hospital campus, is home to several outpatient departments, including a cancer center and rehabilitation services. In addition, the McCormack Center houses a public fitness center with personal trainers, exercise equipment and wellness programs.

West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division is an integrated facility with community health care professionals and full-time faculty to provide students with a real world learning environment. WVUH-East allows students from WVU Medical School, Marshall University School of Medicine and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine to spend their third and fourth years of medical school learning clinical skills directly from local physicians. 

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center,otherwise known as “The VA,” serves veterans in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. This facility offers a comprehensive range of services and each patient is treated through an integrated primary care concept. VAMC is affiliated with the WVU School of Medicine and offers special rehabilitation programs for our veterans.