Mr. O’Hern will step into the role Nov. 4, according to an Aug. 6 news release from the system. WVU Medicine East includes 195-bed Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. and 25-bed critical access hospital Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson, W.Va.
As a market president for UPMC, Mr. O’Hern currently leads UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport community hospitals.
WVU Medicine East is part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, the largest system in the state with 25 hospitals total.
