St. Mary's Hospital

St. Mary's Medical Center sits at 2900 First Ave in Huntington, West Virginia, and runs around the clock providing full medical care for the community, and the thing about it is the place is big, holding over 390 beds, with lots of different departments offering help in so many areas like family medicine, sleep medicine, allergy and immunology, endocrinology, substance abuse, and diabetes care, and then there are centers like the breast center, the regional heart institute, the cancer center, and the neuroscience center which folks go to for certain health problems, plus there's a regional sleep center, weight loss surgery center, behavioral health services, pain center, occupational health, skilled nursing care, maternity, intensive care, pharmacy, and rehab, not to mention the ER and Trauma Center for emergencies. People use their home health, emergency, and even telehealth services whenever someone's too sick to come in person or for longer-term care, and the hospital stays open through the nights, weekends, and holidays, which is handy since things don't always go wrong at a good hour. There's also a gift shop, a conference space, and family care centers, along with volunteer programs-because sometimes folks want to help others while they're there. The hospital works as a teaching facility with the Joan C. Edwards Marshall University School of Medicine, so medical residents train across many specialties right alongside regular staff. For people coming in, there's customer parking, wheelchair access, air conditioning, restrooms, WiFi, and a valet to help with parking if needed. They also give out information through a patient portal, offer online bill pay, and make prices available in a clear way so people can understand their bills, and doctors have a provider portal too. St. Mary's Medical Center gets recognized for its care and for being a top hospital in national rankings, and they hold several awards for their centers of excellence. People can search for doctors or services there by specialty, location, insurance, or the reason for the visit, and the hospital runs community wellness programs and prevention services to try and keep folks healthier before they even get sick or need the hospital in the first place.