CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC

CAMC IS ONE OF WEST VIRGINIA'S LARGEST MEDICAL CENTERS WITH OVER 10,500 EMPLOYEES AND 776 MEDICAL STAFF. CAMC IS LICENSED FOR 956 BEDS AT FOUR CAMPUSES AND OUR HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERY FOCUSES ON PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES AS A TERTIARY REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER, TEACHING AND SAFETY NET HOSPITAL. AS A REGIONAL REFERRAL CENTER, CAMC HAS ONE OF ONLY TWO STATE LEVEL 1 TRAUMA CENTERS, A LEVEL III NEONATAL ICU, A PEDIATRIC ICU, A DNV-CERTIFIED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER, AND A BARIATRIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. CAMC IS THE PRIMARY MEDICAL SAFETY NET PROVIDER OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S AND TRAUMA SERVICES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE CHARITY CARE IN THE STATE. THERE WERE INPATIENT DAYS OF 211,630 OUTPATIENT VISITS OF 317,985 CLINIC VISITS OF 455,906 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS OF 99,305 AND DELIVERIES OF 2,566 IN 2023. CAMC GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THAT HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, CHARITY CARE, EDUCATION, CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS HAVE ON THE LIVES OF REAL PEOPLE.

CAMC HAS ESTABLISHED MEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AS A CORE COMPETENCY. PROVISION AND SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION INCLUDE TRAINING FOR INTERNS AND RESIDENTS, NURSES, ANESTHETISTS AND OTHER PERSONNEL. 175 WVU/WVSOM MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAINED AT CAMC HOSPITALS AND 228 MEDICAL RESIDENTS WERE EMPLOYED BY CAMC. CAMC PROVIDED FACULTY SUPPORT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON HELPING EDUCATE PHARMACY STUDENTS, NURSING STUDENTS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS. CAMC ASSISTED 9 EMPLOYEES THROUGH STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS, AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO 441 INDIVIDUALS WHO INTEND TO PURSUE A CAREER IN HEALTHCARE.