United States Senator Jay Rockefeller for West Virginia
Search:
Offices : BeckleyCharlestonFairmontMartinsburgWashington, DC E-mail Senator Rockefeller

Health Care Updates

West Virginia Appropriations Requests

Senator Rockefeller's YouTube Page

 

ROCKEFELLER CELEBRATES GE’S MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DONATION AT WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Washington, D.C. – Senator Jay Rockefeller joined Mark Vachon, President and CEO of GE Healthcare Americas; Walt Garrett, CEO of Welch Community Hospital; local officials; and members of the hospital staff and local community for the official dedication of medical equipment donated to the hospital by GE.  Rockefeller worked with GE officials to make this significant donation – which includes various types of medical equipment – possible.

“The medical equipment that GE has donated is already making an enormous difference,” Rockefeller said. “The fetal monitors and ultrasound machines are helping Welch provide top-notch care to pregnant women and their newborn babies.  The digital mammography machine means that Welch now has the equipment necessary to detect breast cancer early.  And the updated x-ray machine and EKG monitor are the types of life-saving technology that every hospital should have to provide the most comprehensive patient care possible.” MORE...


   

Latest News

 

08/11/09 ROCKEFELLER KEYNOTES POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FORUM IN WEST VIRGINIA
08/11/09 ROCKEFELLER MEETS WITH WEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES - HEARS PERSONAL STORIES IN ADVANCE OF REMARKS ON NEED FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM
08/10/09 ROCKEFELLER JOINS TAMMY DUCKWORTH TO HIGHLIGHT VETERANS' HEALTH ISSUES
  More News »

Clickable Map of West Virginia Northern WV the Eastern Panhandle the Northern Panhandle & North Central WV Kanawha Valley & Surrounding Counties Southern WV

Pursuant to Senate policy, newsletters, petitions, opinion polls and issue alerts and other electronic communications cannot be initiated by this office for the 60 day period immediately before the date of a primary or general election.