Coverage dated October 1, 2026

Five Pennsylvania hospitals join WVU Medicine; Fulton affiliation remains pending

Headline from ABC 27 Harrisburg

BUTLER, Pa. (WHTM) -- Five Pennsylvania hospitals are now part of the West Virginia University Health System. The Morgantown-based health system's acquisition of the Greensburg-based Independence Health System and its five western Pennsylvania hospitals became official Thursday.

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  1. The Dominion Post

    Five Pennsylvania hospitals join WVU Health System (opens The Dominion Post)

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    The Dominion Post's feed description

    MORGANTOWN – Butler Memorial Hospital, Clarion Hospital, Frick Hospital, Latrobe Hospital and Westmoreland Hospital, as well as their affiliated physician practices and outpatient facilities, officially joined the West Virginia University Health System on Thursday.

  2. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    Five Pennsylvania hospitals join WVU Medicine; Fulton affiliation remains pending (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    ABC 27 Harrisburg's feed description

    BUTLER, Pa. (WHTM) -- Five Pennsylvania hospitals are now part of the West Virginia University Health System. The Morgantown-based health system's acquisition of the Greensburg-based Independence Health System and its five western Pennsylvania hospitals became official Thursday.

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