West Virginia University Hospitals Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE BUILD-OUT OF 3,410 SQUARE FEET OF INPATIENT ROOM AND TRIAGE SPACE ON LEVELS SIX AND SEVEN OF WVU MEDICINE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LOCATED AT ONE MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, MORGANTOWN, WV 26506. WVU MEDICINE CHILDREN'S MISSION IS TO BUILD HEALTHIER FUTURES FOR THE CHILDREN OF WEST VIRGINIA. OUR VISION IS TO DELIVER THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR THE CHILDREN WHO NEED OUR CARE. AS PART OF WVU HOSPITALS (“WVUH”), OUR STRATEGY CENTERS ON EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO BUILD PROGRAMS AND THE PHYSICAL SPACE TO DELIVER THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. CORE STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION INCLUDE ACHIEVING SUPERIOR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL PLACE TO WORK AND PRACTICE, SERVING AS A CATALYST TO BETTER HEALTH, AND REDUCING THE COST OF HEALTHCARE. AS THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE PREVENTION/WELLNESS, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, AND QUATERNARY CARE TO THE CHILDREN OF WEST VIRGINIA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. THE NEW WVU MEDICINE’S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AFFORDS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THIS MISSION AND VISION. WVU MEDICINE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS LOCATED ON THE SAME CAMPUS OF OUR FLAGSHIP ADULT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER, J. W. RUBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS CONNECTED TO THE ADULT HOSPITAL BY WAY OF TWO WALKWAYS, THUS MAKING OUR NEW HOSPITAL A FREE-LEANING HOSPITAL. THIS DESIGN IS UNIQUE TO APPROXIMATELY 25 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS INTENTIONAL DESIGN AND LOCATION WILL ALLOW EXPECTANT/NEW MOTHERS AND CHILDREN TO BE CARED FOR ON THE SAME ACADEMIC MEDICAL CAMPUS, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO REMAIN TOGETHER DURING HOSPITALIZATION, AS WELL AS ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT. SINCE OPENING ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2022, THE NEED FOR HEALTHCARE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW. THIS INCREASED NEED HAS EXPEDIATED OUR REQUEST TO COMPLETE THE SHELLED INPATIENT ROOMS LOCATED ON LEVELS SIX AND SEVEN OF TH E CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. WE ARE HOME TO THE ONLY LEVEL IV NICU, PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRAM, PEDIATRIC ECMO PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH LIFE THREATENING HEART AND/OR LUNG CONDITIONS, AND LEVEL II PEDIATRIC TRAUMA TEAM ATTACHED TO A LEVEL I ADULT TRAUMA TEAM IN WEST VIRGINIA. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE THE ONLY EMU TO COMPLIMENT PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY FOR KIDS WITH COMPLEX NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. IN OUR NICU AND PICU, WE CONSISTENTLY RUN OVER AN 80% OCCUPANCY RATE AND AT TIMES CLOSER TO 100% OR GREATER. ALL CONSTRUCTION IS CONFINED TO SHELLED SPACE IN THE EXISTING FACILITY CONSTRUCTED IN 2022. AS SUCH, NO GROUND DISTURBANCE WILL OCCUR. THE PROJECT HAS AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF 13 MONTHS POST-FUNDING FOR DESIGN, BID, AND CONSTRUCTION.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF NEW STATE OF THE ART PATIENT MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND SURGICAL DISPLAY EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BEING CONSTRUCTED IN MORGANTOWN, WV BY WVU HOSPITALS. THE ABILITY TO DELIVER CARE IN A NEW STATE OF ART EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN HEALTH ENVIRONMENT DEDICATED TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS, EXPECTANT MOTHERS, FAMILIES AND HEALTHCARE TEAM IS A CRUCIAL TURNING POINT FOR THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY CARE IN THEIR HOME STATE THEREBY IMPROVING HEALTHCARE ACCESS, REDUCING HEALTHCARE COST AND CREATING VALUE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THIS PROJECT INCLUDES WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS’ (“WVUH’S”) CONSTRUCTION OF 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SPACE WITHIN THE FORMER VIATRIS ORAL SOLID DOSE MANUFACTURING FACILITY ON CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA (“CHESTNUT RIDGE FACILITY”). THE SPACE WITHIN THE VIATRIS WILL BE LEASED BY WVUH FROM WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INNOVATION CORPORATION UNDER A LONG TERM LEASE. THE LABORATORIES INCLUDED ARE HISTOLOGY, CYTOLOGY, AND CYTOGENETICS WITH THIS PROJECT FOCUSED SOLELY ON THE CYTOGENETICS LAB SPACE. THE CYTOGENETICS LAB, THE ONLY CYTOGENETICS LAB IN WEST VIRGINIA, PROVIDES A VARIETY OF GENETIC TESTING INCLUDING CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS, MICROARRAY TESTING, AND FLUORESCENT IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION (FISH) ANALYSIS. THESE TESTS ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND REQUIRE HIGHLY TRAINED TECHNOLOGISTS TO PERFORM THE TESTING AND CLINICAL/MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICISTS TO INTERPRET AND REPORT. THIS LAB IS INTEGRAL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCERS, FOR EXAMPLE ON BONE MARROW SAMPLES, AS WELL AS GENETIC ABNORMALITIES IN NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MEDICAL GENETICS TEAM AS WELL AS THE CANCER PROVIDERS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING WVUH, THE CYTOGENETICS LAB PERFORMS TESTING FOR ALL OTHER WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM HOSPITAL LABORATORIES. THESE THREE LABORATORIES CURRENTLY OCCUPY APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF WVU MEDICINE’S HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, OCCUPYING 10 SEPARATED INCONGRUOUS ROOMS THROUGHOUT THE VAST 2ND FLOOR. THE HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY LAB HAVE OCCUPIED ESSENTIALLY THE SAME SPACE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THESE AREAS WERE NEVER MOVED FROM THAT LOCATION TO WVUH’S NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING. TO BE ABLE TO CO-LOCATE THESE LABS AT THE FORMER VIATRIS SITE WOULD IMPROVE OPERATIONAL WORKFLOW EFFICIENCIES, ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF NEEDED INSTRUMENTATION AS WELL AS IMPROVE COLLABORATION CAPABILITIES FOR THE TECHNICAL STAFF AND PATHOLOGISTS. AS DESCRIBED FURTHER BELOW, THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL I MPACT ON LAB THROUGHPUT, BREADTH OF SERVICES, TURN-AROUND TIME, HEALTH OUTCOMES, EMPLOYMENT, AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEST VIRGINIA. CREATION OF THE NEW LABORATORY SPACE WILL ALLOW WVUH TO EXPAND ITS THROUGHPUT AND BREADTH OF TESTING SERVICES SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH WILL HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE ECONOMY ACROSS THE STATE. CURRENT NET REVENUES FROM LABORATORY TESTING FOR CYTOLOGY, HISTOLOGY, AND CYTOGENETICS IS APPROXIMATELY $18 MILLION, AND WE PROJECT AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 20% VOLUME THROUGH THIS PROJECT ON YEAR ONE. AS AN EXAMPLE, ONE SPECIFIC IHC STAIN THAT COULD BE BROUGHT IN HOUSE IS PD-L1 IHC. THIS TEST IS NECESSARY FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE THERAPY FOR LUNG CANCER. ROUGHLY 20 TESTS/MONTH ARE SENT OUT-OF-STATE TO THE MAYO CLINIC AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $100K/YEAR. THE CAPACITY TO DO THIS IN HOUSE WOULD ALLOW FOR QUICKER TURNAROUND TIME AS WELL AS DECREASE COST SUBSTANTIALLY. AS ANOTHER EXAMPLE, IN CYTOGENETICS, THE ADDITION OF FISH TESTING COULD BE ACCOMMODATED. THE LABS CURRENTLY NEED TO BRING IN HER2 FISH TESTING WHICH IS UTILIZED ALONG WITH HER2/NEU IHC TESTING FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THESE ARE CURRENTLY SENT OUR-OF-STATE TO THE MAYO CLINIC AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $20K/YEAR. BUILD-OUT OF THE LABORATORY SPACE WILL BEGIN TO FILL THE LARGE FOOTPRINT OF THE NOW-CLOSED CHESTNUT RIDGE FACILITY AND WILL TAKE UP 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. WHEN VIATRIS CLOSED THE FACILITY IN 2021 AND LAID OFF APPROXIMATELY 1,500 EMPLOYEES, THE IMPACT ON THE GREATER MORGANTOWN AREA WAS PROFOUND. WVUH LABORATORY PRESENCE AT THE FACILITY TENANT WOULD BE A CATALYST FOR FUTURE GROWTH IN THE REPURPOSED FACILITY, WHICH WILL IN TURN DRIVE HEALTH CARE INNOVATION AND GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION