Think Pink Breast Cancer Event Raises Money for Local Individuals Jennifer Materkoski October 12, 2022 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and those in the Ohio Valley looking to show their support can do so on Thursday, October 13 at the Think Pink event from 5 to 8 p.m. at Wheeling Park’s White Palace.&n...
Meet Mocha: Wheeling Hospital’s Emotional Support Dog Wheeling Heritage Media April 8, 2021 Next time you stop into Wheeling Hospital for a checkup, you might be lucky enough to meet Dogtor Mocha, the hospital’s first emotional support animal. Mocha joined the team in February 2021, after her caregive...
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK: Chante Gonzales, Wheeling Hospital Kelly Strautmann May 13, 2020 Editor’s note: We owe our nurses everywhere a big thank you and more appreciation than ever for helping us through this pandemic. Look for Weelunk’s Q&A stories with several Ohio Valley nurses in the c...
Lady Gaga’s Foundation Makes Sweet Donation to Wheeling Hospital Staff Phyllis Sigal May 8, 2020 A delivery of sweets made their way to Wheeling Hospital thanks to Lady Gaga, her mom Cynthia Germanotta and the Born This Way Foundation.
The Year of the Nurse: National Nurses Week Carries Extra Significance in 2020 Kelly Strautmann May 6, 2020 Editor’s note: Look for Weelunk’s Q&A stories with several Ohio Valley nurses in the coming days in honor of National Nurses Week, May 6-12. Every year, National Nurses Week starts on May 6 and ends six ...
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Nurses Share Tales From Their Military Days Kelly Strautmann March 17, 2020 Editor's note: Throughout March — Women's History Month — Weelunk will feature stories about women who have made history and women who are making history. Two women, born and raised in Wheeling, West Virgini...
It’s a Workers’ Market in Wheeling Nora Edinger February 12, 2020 A growing economy plus a 5 percent unemployment rate equals something Wheeling hasn’t seen for some time — a workers’ market. Here’s a quick look at what is going on in this new decade, according to business...
2020 Vision: Wheeling Leaders Looking Ahead Nora Edinger January 1, 2020 Weelunk doesn’t have a crystal ball to foresee how Wheeling’s future will unfold in 2020, but today’s post is the next best thing. Leaders from all over the city and county share their top goals for the coming ...
Long Haul: Police, Mental Health Pros Grapple With OVMC Closure Nora Edinger November 12, 2019 Editor’s note: As part of ongoing coverage of the fallout from regional hospital closures, Weelunk looks today at what is happening to some of the most vulnerable patients who used to come through the doors at ...
Bishop Mark E. Brennan: ‘The Only Way to Overcome Evil Is With Good’ Nora Edinger September 3, 2019 Editor’s note: Today’s post — part of an ongoing Weelunk series on Spirituality in the Ohio Valley — features a candid interview with Bishop Mark E. Brennan, newly installed leader of the Wheeling-Charleston Di...
Archbishop William Lori Announces Resignations, Changes in Chancery Officials Provided June 10, 2019 Acting in his capacity as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, Archbishop William E. Lori today announced the following personnel changes involving officials of the Chancery. • Monsig...
Wee Asked Dr. William Mercer Phyllis Sigal June 10, 2019 WEEasked some simple questions — and your neighbors, friends, co-workers, acquaintances, even some strangers, answered. Get to know them a little bit better with our fun series, “WEEasked.” Look for it a couple...
Medicine, Money and Making it all Work: Three Stories of Working Women Cassie Bendel June 7, 2019 42 years. That’s how long it took the right for women to vote to move from constitutional amendment to law in the United States. In a nation with a relatively short history, that’s a long time. These days, w...
Industry Check-Up: Hospitals Battling for Turf Nora Edinger June 3, 2019 A spanking-new Buck Rogers façade or a hospital acquisition here. A federal lawsuit alleging doctor kickbacks there. Full-blown for-profit status or intense marketing pretty much everywhere. Sorting out what...
Dona’e Albert Is Spreading the Love Adelaide Estep April 3, 2019 It’s a wonderful feeling when life is on track, and everything seems to be going your way. However, we sometimes forget that our lives can change in a matter of minutes. Life did tragically change for Dona’e...
WLU PA Students Receive Wheeling Hospital Scholarships Provided July 21, 2018 Wheeling Hospital has once again presented two scholarships to West Liberty University students enrolled in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program. The recipients are Ashley Haught and Sie...
