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HD CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
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File photo/The Herald-Dispatch St. Mary's Hospital opened Nov. 6, 1924.
Now home to two hospitals, a medical school, a VA medical center and other programs, Huntington facilities continue to train physicians and offer countless services.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch St. Mary's Hospital opened Nov. 6, 1924.
Photo courtesy of Cabell Huntington Hospital Cabell Huntington Hospital as it looked in late 1955, shortly before opening its doors to care for its first patients.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch The Marshall University Medical Center, shown here in March 1999, is on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch A Memorial Balloon Release was held Oct. 31, 2008, at the Joan C. Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center in Huntington.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch An angel statue watches over the main entrance of St. Mary's Medical Center.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Medical staff line the balcony surrounding the atrium of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine for the dedication of the medical center in September 2000.
St. Mary's had to convert a sun room into a patient care area in 1936 to deal with high patient demand.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Cardiovascular specialist Thomas Boster prepares Clark Childers of Salt Rock for Enhanced External Counterpulsation Therapy Feb. 6, 2006, at Huntington's VA Medical Center. The therapy attempts to help patients who have pain caused by low blood flow to the heart by attempting to stimulate the openings or formation of small branches of blood vessels to create a natural bypass around narrowed or blocked arteries.
The original Pallottine Sisters who started St. Mary's Hospital (1913)
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch An awards ceremony took place Aug. 6, 2008, for Canteen faculty at the VA Medical Center in Huntington. Huntington VAMC was recognized as having an "outstanding canteen," which has cafeteria and retail store.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Sam Belcher pushes a wheelchair for James Cummings of Ashland at the VA Medical Center in June 1997.
Photo courtesy Cabell Huntington Hospital Delores Dodd, right, was Cabell Huntington Hospital's first and only pharmacist when the hospital opened in 1956.
Sister Amalia and Dr. R.J. Wilkinson with a patient in an operating room at St. Mary's Hospital, circa1930.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch St Mary's Convent Sisters have been using the Convent Chapel since its first Mass on Dec. 25, 1959. When the convent began in 1924, there were eight sisters.
Sr. Richardis with nurses and infants in the St. MaryÕs Hospitals original nursery in 1927.
St. Mary's Medical Center as it appears today.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch The ER staff at Cabell Huntington Hospital enjoy more space in their newly remodeled and expanded Emergency Department nurses station in April 2003.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington's VA Medical Center was built in 1932 and was almost entirely inpatient in its early days. Today, it has a large network of outpatient programs with an estimated 30,000 patients enrolled, according to Edward H. Seiler, director of the Huntington VA Medical Center.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch A new parking garage located across from the outpatient entrance at St. Mary's Medical Center opened in October 2008.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Workers from Early Construction Company prepare to hoist a 24,000-pound magnet into a renovated area of Cabell Huntington Hospital on Sept. 22, 2008, in Huntington. The magnet was installed for the hospital's second MRI machine.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Students participate in Marshall University School of Medicine's White Coat Ceremony in August 2005 at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.
Photo courtesy of Clyde Beal Shown in October 2007, Betty Keys, left, Donna Pillow, Terry Burgh, Betty Childress, Pat Houvouras volunteer at St. Mary's Medical Center.
Photo courtesy of Willing Workers Huntington Area Postal Federal Credit Union employee Toni Ross is a volunteer for Willing Workers. She plays Bingo with VA Medical Center patients every month.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Medical personnel fill the open hallways to listen to Sen. Robert C. Byrd's keynote address during the dedication of the Byrd Center for Rural Health at the Marshall University School of Medicine in June 1999.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch The Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center is part of Marshall's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch The north tower of Cabell Huntington Hospital is shown on Dec. 12, 2007.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Visitors look over 42 research projects that students, residents and faculty displayed at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington in March 2002.
Taylor Kuykendall/The Herald-Dispatch Students of St. Mary's School of Respiratory Care wait to be called to the podium to be pinned during a ceremony at St. Mary's Medical Center Convent on Dec. 12, 2008. The class was the first to graduate from the program.
Howie McCormick/The Herald-Dispatch Marshall University medical student Noeet Elitsur, at right, shouts with excitement as she and friends Kate Williams, center, and Neetha Vilasago all learn where they will spend their next three to five years in residency on March 20, 2008, during a Match Day ceremony at Ramada Limited on Hal Greer Boulevard.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Physical therapist Tim Beverage works with Merrill Humphreys of Kitts Hill, Ohio, onto a treadmill with the help of a LifeGait Nov. 3, 2005, at the VA Medical Center. LifeGait is a suspended support system that allows a person who may not walk well to ambulate safely.
Jeremy McKnight/For The Herald-Dispatch The Huntington Veterans Affairs Medical Center honored former Prisoners of War on Sept. 19, 2008.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) answer questions after touring the Huntington VA Medical Center July 3, 2005. Byrd spent the day in Huntington to thank local veterans for the sacrifices they have made for the country.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Cabell Huntington Hospital's new main entrance.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Registered nurse Elizabeth Jarrell of the VA Medical Center checks the computer for information on the medicine for patient John Lake of Portsmouth, Ohio, following a scan of a bracelet on his wrist in June 2004.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Altizer Elementary School student Brandon Bowen, left, jumps rope with Marshall University medical student Samantha Cook on Nov. 22, 2005, during a "Let's Get Moving" fair at the school promoting physical fitness. In addition to participating in physical activities, students learned about their body mass index and making healthy choices in food.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Dr. Charles H. McKown Jr., dean of Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, is proud -- not only of the medical impact the school has had on the Tri-State, but also its economic impact, he said in February 2006. "We're a state school, and our aggregate budget is between $90 and $95 million a year," he says. "But we self-fund 90 percent of it. We get a tremendous bounce for the buck for the overall benefit of all West Virginians."
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch On Oct. 10, 2008, Dr. Carl McComas displays a robot named "Pearl," which can be controlled via his office at St. Mary's Medical Center. "Pearl" gives physicians a remote presence and can be utilized from the physician's office.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Keth Biddle, vice president of administration at Cabell Huntington Hospital, speaks during a news conference as officials joined together July 21, 2006, on the hospital's helipad to celebrate HealthNet's 20th anniversary. HealthNet, a statewide organization that runs helicopter paramedic services, has transported more than 45,000 patients.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Tours of St. Mary's new Regional Heart Institute and level II trauma center were given after a dedication ceremony June 8, 2006, that featured a speech from West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin. The $30 million project provides the medical center with a new level II trauma center for emergency care and with a new heart institute, designed to ease the anxiety surrounding cardiac care.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch Dr. James C. Jensen stands with the new robotic control system of the Da Vinci Surgical System in March 2007 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The system replaces big surgical tools and allows for faster healing time with minimal scarring.
Chris Harris/The Herald-Dispatch Jacob Marcum, right, an Iraqi Freedom veteran speaks with former Marine Ralph Honaker, a Veterans of Foreign Wars of Unites States representative, during a "Welcome Home" for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom at Marshall University's Memorial Student Center. The event was hosted by the Huntington VA Medical Center Feb. 9, 2008.
Mark Webb/The Herald Dispatch The Marshall University Medical Center is on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital.
File photo/The Herald-Dispatch From left, Dan Lacy, Sister Celeste Lynch, Dr. Rocco Morabito, Mike Perry and Gov. Cecil Underwood cut the ribbon for the dedication of the St. Mary's Outpatient Center in July 1997.
Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch Dr. Ali Oliashirazi is the professor and chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He is the leader of the orthopedic residency program at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
