Care system Private Emergency department Level II trauma center Number of beds 393 Affiliated university Marshall University | Hospital type Teaching Phone +1 304-526-1234 Founded 1924 | |
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Location Huntington, West Virginia, United States Lists Hospitals in West Virginia Address 2900 1st Ave, Huntington, WV 25702, USA Similar Cabell Huntington Hospital, Marshall University, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, St Joseph Medical Center, Ritter Park Historic District Profiles | ||
St. Mary's Medical Center (SMMC) is a hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. It is the largest medical facility in the tri-state region wherein West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky meet. The medical center is the largest private employer in Cabell County with over 2600 employees.
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Academics
As a teaching facility associated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, St. Mary's trains medical residents in several specialties. The hospital campus is home to the St. Mary's School of Nursing, the St. Mary's School of Radiologic Technology, and the St. Mary’s School of Respiratory Care. All three programs are associated with Marshall University. It is also the home to the Marshall University Physical Therapy program, which began in 2013.
In 2014, St. Mary's signed a definitive merger agreement with Cabell Huntington Hospital.
In 2015, the hospital further affiliated with UK HealthCare's (University of Kentucky) Markey Cancer Center.
Centers
SMMC has centers in cardiac care, cancer treatment, an emergency department with a Level II Trauma Center and neuroscience.
History
On November 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened St. Mary's Hospital. In August 2002, the hospital was renamed St. Mary's Medical Center. On July 9, 2012 St. Mary's opened a 24-hour-a-day, 7 day a week 12-bed Emergency Room in Ironton, Ohio. It contains acute and trauma rooms, imaging and lab services, and specialty doctors will rotate between the Ironton Campus and Huntington Campus.
Mission
The mission statement of the hospital is:
God-given dignity of each person and the sacredness of human life."