The first phase of a $10 million expansion project at Weirton Medical Center is complete, the hospital announced.
A new state-of-the-art laboratory, located on the third floor of the hospital’s Medical Office Building, has begun operation, bringing some of the latest technology to WMC’s general chemistry, microbiology, hematology, pathology and blood bank, according to hospital officials, reports The Weirton Daily Times.
The lab features new instrumentation, including the Atellica Chemistry Analyzers and DXH 900 Hematology Analyzers. Other upgrades include an expanded pneumatic delivery system throughout the hospital, transporting lab samples from the inpatient care units to the lab and from the lab to the floors. Read more.
