As a participant in the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) was able to funnel close to $1.6 million into services directly impacting patient care last year, including cancer and infusion therapy services.
The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows eligible health care entities to purchase outpatient drugs from pharmaceutical companies at significantly reduced costs. […]
Cancer Center Expansion
The 2,515 square foot expansion of the WVU Medicine James & Shirley Bailey Cancer Center at Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) opened its doors Monday as the hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the growth of the outpatient service. Congressman David Trone, who represents Western Maryland in the United States House of Representatives, attended the ribbon cutting and expansion celebration. […]
Lady Docs raise the bar at Cindy’s Fund Lip-Synch Benefit
Lip-syncing to the Spice Girls song “Wannabe,” Doctors Becky Crowell, Abigail Feathers, Marjorie Fridkin, Lynda Dougherty and Stephanie Sisler received “Judges’ Choice” and “Top Fundraiser” for the Cindy’s Fund lip-synch benefit, “An Evening with the Stars.” Through overwhelming community support, the Cindy’s Fund benefit had its most successful year ever with the team of physicians contributing $20,698 in donations. […]
GRMC teammates sponsor supply drive for Rosenbaum House
Garrett Regional Medical Center is a proud affiliate of WVU Medicine and works in partnership with their flagship hospital, J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, located in nearby Morgantown, W.Va. Many residents of Garrett County and surrounding communities go to Ruby Memorial for high-level care procedures as well as various specialty care needs. […]
GRMC Participates in the “Flags Across America” Campaign, Honoring Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donors
Throughout the month of April, in celebration of National Donate Life Month, Garrett Regional Medical Center is partnering with regional organ donation partners who include The Living Legacy Foundation, Maryland’s organ procurement organization and the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) of western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. […]
Oakland Jazzercise Dances and Donates to GRMC’s CT Scanner Fund
During American Heart Month in February, Jazzercise Oakland Fitness Center raised funds for GMRC Foundation’s CT Scanner Campaign. […]
Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Info Session at GRMC on April 16
Garrett Regional Medical Center is hosting a “Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Info Session” on April 16 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the hospital’s boardroom. […]
Yough Glades Student Collects Donations at 10th Birthday Party for GRMC Patients
Lucas Moore, a fourth-grader at Yough Glades Elementary School, asked his friends and family to donate items for Garrett Regional Medical Center patients and visitors in lieu of gifts for his tenth birthday. […]
Garrett Regional Medical Center Recognized as 2019 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
Garrett Regional Medical Center in Oakland, Md., today announced it has been named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Regarded as one of the industry’s most significant designations of performance excellence, the annual Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals award is based upon the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX® from iVantage Health Analytics. […]
GRMC’s Run For It team raises funds for Tucker Co. Seniors
Garrett Regional Medical Center’s service area encompasses many bordering communities in West Virginia, including Davis and Thomas, both located in Tucker County. As part of GRMC’s commitment to reach communities throughout its service area, GRMC employees Diana Donham, Loris Davis and Miranda Kessel worked together to sponsor theTucker County Senior Center as their team cause for the Tucker Community Foundation’s annual Run For It event. […]