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CAMC (Vandalia Health)


1888

Sheltering Arms Hospital opened

Other events that happened on or around 1888

1899

Charleston began new hospital on Cemetery Hill

Other events that happened on or around 1899

1904

Name changed from Thomas Hospital to Charleston General Hospital

Other events that happened on or around 1904

1907

McMillan Hospital created by Dr. William A. McMillan

Other events that happened on or around 1907

1921

Drs. Romie and W. F. Walker's stately home on Virginia Street in Charleston became the Mountain State Hospital

Other events that happened on or around 1921

1944

A community board, which helped raise funds to build Charleston Memorial Hospital, was formed in home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ziebold Sr.

Other events that happened on or around 1944

1951

Charleston Memorial Hospital dedicated with 129 beds

Other events that happened on or around 1951

1959

Name changed from Barber Sanatorium to Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital

Other events that happened on or around 1959

1967

Marmet Hospital became part of General Hospital (now Charleston Area Medical Center)

Other events that happened on or around 1967

1969

Mountain State Hospital merged into Memorial Hospital (now Charleston Area Medical Center)

Other events that happened on or around 1969

1971

McMillan became part of Charleston General Hospital (now Charleston Area Medical Center)

Other events that happened on or around 1971

Jan 01, 1972

Charleston Area Medical Center created

Other events that happened on or around January 01, 1972

1972

Agreement signed to locate a branch of WVU School of Medicine at Charleston Area Medical Center

1974

Original plan of 440 beds completed at Charleston Memorial Hospital (now CAMC)

Other events that happened on or around 1974

1976

Buildings of McMillan Hospital were demolished in Charleston

Other events that happened on or around 1976

1977

WVU Educational Building dedicated on grounds of CAMC Memorial Division

Other events that happened on or around 1977

1982

Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital (later CAMC) moved to new complex

Other events that happened on or around 1982

1986

Kanawha Valley Memorial Hospital merged with Charleston Area Medical Center

Other events that happened on or around 1986

Nov 11, 2006

CAMC acquired Putnam General Hospital, which became CAMC Teays Valley

May 04, 2015

CAMC opened a Cancer Center on the former site of Watt Powell Park in Charleston

Sep 01, 2022

CAMC and Mon Health merged to form Vandalia Health, with health care facilities across the state

Other events that happened on or around September 01, 2022

Jan 01, 2023

CAMC acquired Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte

Jan 12, 2023

Vandalia Health, the parent organization of CAMC and Mon Health, announced the acquisition of Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill

Jun 01, 2023

Vandalia Health, the parent organization of CAMC and Mon Health, announced its affiliation with Davis Health System, which includes hospitals in Elkins, Philippi, Buckhannon, Parsons, and Webster Springs


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