Jackson General signed a letter of intent to join Morgantown-based WVU Health System in January. The deal is scheduled to be completed this year.
WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright Jr., PharmD, told WVMetroNews.com that Jackson General is doing reasonably well financially, but is aiming to be proactive amid the ever-changing healthcare environment.
“Every scenario, any regulation, any proposed regulation is always going to pay us less than we get today,” he said. “So, if we prepare that way, I don’t really have to worry about any regulations or legislative changes that change healthcare, because we’ll be ready to adapt to it, and we’ll be the low-cost provider.”
The 55-year-old Jackson General is a 25-bed nonprofit critical access hospital with more than 300 employees.
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