Potomac Valley Hospital is a 25 bed
Critical Access Hospital located on the West Virginia-Maryland
boarder, just outside the city limits of Keyser. The hospital
services over 25,000 people in the Mineral County, WV area,
which includes the communities of Keyser, Piedmont, Elk Garden
and Burlington, WV. and the lower Allegany County, Maryland
communities of Westernport, McCoole and Luke.
POTOMAC
VALLEY HOSPITAL’S BASIC MISSION IS:
Potomac valley hospital’s basic mission
is to provide high quality patient focused care to meet the
needs of each individual in our community. the hospital work
force will be educated, trained, organized, and responsible
for providing these individuals and their communities with high
quality, cost-effective, and compassionate services which improve
health status and promote community wellness. while our major
responsibility is the diagnosis, treatment and management o
the acutely ill patient in a hospital environment: we also strive
to improve the total health status of area residents and provide
supportive care for the chronically and /or terminally ill patient
at home. Potomac valley hospital recognizes health as a condition
to which everyone has a just claim and will make a priority
of meeting the changing needs of the community within the limits
of available resources. each member of our health care team
shares the vision of providing quality and compassionate care
for the individuals in our community.
Our
Services
Potomac Valley Hospital offers the following Medical Services:
- 24 hour Emergency Room service
- Inpatient medical-surgical care
- Respite Care
- Intensive care unit
- Hospice Care Unit
- Skilled-Swing Care
Surgery Services
-G.I. Endoscopic procedures
-Out patient surgeries
-General surgical Procedures
-Orthopedic surgery
-Laproscopic surgery
-Podiatric surgery
- Endoscopic procedures
- General surgical procedure
Hospital Main Number: 304-597-3500
(ext 3532 or 3531)
Department Phone Numbers:
Admitting-
597-3502
Business office- 597-3525
BILLING QUESTIONS
MEDICARE BILLING 304-597-3535
MEDICADE BILLING 304-597-3529 / 304-597-3533
WORKERS COMP. 304-597-3532
COMMERCIAL BILLING 304-597-3532 / 304-597-3531
COMMERCIAL BILLING FOLLOW – UP 304-597-3534
Cardiology- 597-3565
Emergency Room- 597-3580
**** When calling the Emergency Room Please be aware that
no health related advice can be given out over the phone.
If you are having an emergency please call 911 immediately,
If you have a question regarding something that has been ingested,
please call West Virginia Poison control 1-800-222-1222 ,
If You have a health related question please contact your
primary care physician. If you feel it may not be an emergency
and you may need to be seen to get your question answered
we have an emergency room physician on duty 24/7/365.
Hospice 597-3590
Pastoral Care
At Potomac Valley Hospital, we understand that spiritual care
is an important part of the healing process. You or your family
may request a visit from the chaplain at anytime during your
stay. Call us for spiritual and emotional support –
when a patient is distressed or when family members are concerned.
We will assist you in keeping in touch with your faith during
this period.
Services Include:
•Bedside visits and prayers
•Referral to community clergy when appropriate or requested
•Assisting visiting clergy or other pastoral visitors
OUR HISTORY
Potomac Valley Hospital was established in1903 by Dr. Hoffman.
It was located on Fort Avenue and Spring Street in Keyser.
It was build at a cost of $15,000 and was know then as Hoffman
Hospital. The facility was purchased by the Bess family Dr.
Robert W. Bess Sr. and Dr. Thomas Bess in 1926. Members the
Bess family still serve the hospital where Dr. Robert W. Bess
Jr. is the current Medical Director and his son Dr. Charles
Bess) is on staff as a Family Physician.
The current Potomac Valley Hospital was constructed in 1931
as a 2 story building, at a cost of $250,000. Over the years,
many expansions occurred, including the addition of the Third
floor in 1966 and an Annex in 1976. PVH was then sold to Dr.
Robert McCoy in 1958 who operated the facility until it was
purchased by Harold McBee, Sr.
