MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — WVU Medicine, in partnership with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has announced it will develop an Open-Heart Surgery Program at Berkeley Medical Center.

Implementation of the program is already underway.

“This program is a direct response to the needs of our community,” said Mark O’Hern, president and CEO of WVU Hospitals East. “We’re proud to bring this level of care to Berkeley Medical Center and ensure our patients have access to life-saving procedures close to home.”

The Open-Heart Surgery Program is part of a broader strategy to expand specialty services across the region. Key milestones in the program’s development include staff training, equipment installation, and mock surgeries, with the first open heart procedure anticipated by the end of

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