West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Health System with 2 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemWest Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Total Hospitals2
Commercial/Acute Hospitals0
Total Beds310
Commercial/Acute Beds0
HeadquartersWeston, WV
Websitedhhr.wv.gov

Hospitals by Type

Psychiatric
2 hospitals
100% of health system

Teaching Status

50%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 1
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 1
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman HospitalPsychiatric110YesNo
William R. Sharpe, Jr. HospitalPsychiatric200NoNo

Recent News

2025-05-14
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is supporting children's mental health by offering home and community-based services through WV Wraparound [4]. This program aims to provide comprehensive support for children facing mental health challenges within their own environments [4].
2025-05-14
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is highlighting WV Wraparound, a program that offers home and community-based services to support children's mental health [11]. This initiative aims to provide resources and assistance to families and children in need of mental health support within their own communities [8, 11].
2025-05-14
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) was officially reorganized into three separate departments on January 1, 2024: the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Health Facilities [4]. Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed Alex J. Mayer as the new Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Arvin Singh as the new Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health (DH), and Michael J. Caruso as the Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities (DHF) [4]. The WV Wraparound program offers home and community-based services to support children's mental health [4].
2025-05-12
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) transitioned its Child Welfare Information System from the Families and Children Tracking System (FACTS) to the West Virginia People's Access to Help (WV PATH) [10]. DHHR staff will now use WV PATH to assist clients, which provides a comprehensive system for tracking and viewing data more efficiently, supporting streamlined services and improved child welfare outcomes [10, 12]. The public portal for WV PATH, which replaced inRoads, was launched in 2020 and can be accessed at www.wvpath.wv.gov [10].
2025-05-12
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is highlighting the power of early prevention during National Prevention Week [4].

Executive Leadership

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