Editing Huntington, West Virginia (section)

===Healthcare===
[[File:St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington) from Rotary Park View.png|thumb|[[St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington)|St. Mary's Medical Center]] from Rotary Park View]]
The two largest hospitals in Huntington are [[St. Mary's Medical Center (Huntington)|St. Mary's Medical Center]] and [[Cabell Huntington Hospital]]. St. Mary's and Cabell Huntington, both owned and operated by Mountain Health Network, are jointly designated as the only trauma center in the region. St. Mary's is the largest medical facility in Huntington and the second largest in the tri-state region at 393 beds. The medical center is the largest private employer in [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]] with over 2,600 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.st-marys.org/about|title=About St. Mary's|author=Bulldog Creative Services|work=St. Mary's Medical Center|access-date=November 6, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905062137/http://www.st-marys.org/about|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> As a teaching facility associated with the [[Marshall University]] Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, St. Mary's trains medical residents in several specialties. The hospital campus is home to the St. Mary's School of Nursing, the St. Mary's School of Radiologic Technology, and the St. Mary's School of Respiratory Care. All three programs are associated with Marshall University. St. Mary's is also home to a regional heart institute, regional cancer center, and regional neuroscience center. Huntington also holds multiple [[Psychiatric hospital]]'s, including the 187-bed [[River Park Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuhn |first=Stephen |title=River Park Hospital, Welcome from the CEO |url=https://riverparkhospital.net/about-us/welcome-from-the-ceo/#:~:text=River%20Park%20Hospital%20operates%20a,of%20patients%20of%20all%20ages. |access-date=July 24, 2024 |publisher=River Park Hospital}}</ref>

Cabell Huntington Hospital is a not-for-profit, regional referral center with 303 staffed beds. Cabell Huntington cares for patients from more than 29 counties throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Opened in 1956, it is also a teaching hospital and home to the Marshall University Medical Center, which includes the Joan C. Edwards Schools of Medicine and Nursing. Cabell Huntington is also home to the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Hoops Family Children's Hospital, and the Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health; a distinguished leader nationwide for rural healthcare delivery.

[[File:HuntingtonVAHospital.JPG|thumb|The main building of the Huntington VA Hospital]]
The Huntington [[Veteran's Administration]] (VA) Medical Center, on Spring Valley Drive, is an 80-bed medical and surgical care facility that offers primary inpatient and outpatient care, along with mental health services and subspeciality outpatient options. It is also the primary teaching facility for the Marshall University School of Medicine and is also affiliated with the [[University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine]]. In 1993, the [[Robert C. Byrd]] Clinical Addition expanded the hospital's surgery, radiology, laboratory, cardiology, nuclear medicine, and rehabilitation services and renovated inpatient care facilities. In 1998, a $10 million research facility was completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=749&dnum=ALL&map=1 |title=Huntington VA Medical Center, Department of Veteran Affairs |access-date=October 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927062449/http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=749&dnum=ALL&map=1 |archive-date=September 27, 2006}}</ref> The hospital is also the home of the [[Marshall University]] School of Pharmacy.