From left, Rob Fisher, Steve Westfall, Stephanie McCoy, Carl Overmiller, MD, and Albert L. Wright Jr. break ground Friday on the new hospital wing of the Jackson General Hospital in Ripley.

The $30 million project is years in the making. Jackson General Hospital President and CEO Stephanie McCoy said the new wing will both improve their operations and create at least 15 jobs.

Officials from Ripley-based West Virginia University Jackson General Hospital and the West Virginia University Health System broke ground Aug. 19 on a new two-story hospital wing.

RIPLEY — WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital had a chance to show off its new $35 million wing Friday afternoon. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee came to Jackson General to ...

The hospital had already expanded its 12-bed COVID-19 intensive care unit to 18 beds and expects to add six more beds in the coming days. As of Thursday, JMCGH was treating 47 patients for the ...