The institute filed a letter of intent with the West Virginia Health Care Authority for the heart transplant services program Aug. 10, and a certificate of need was filed 10 days later.
Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of the institute said he expects the first transplant to take place in about a year.
About 22 West Virginia patients are on the heart transplant waiting list. Patients on that list typically must travel to UPMC in Pittsburgh or Cleveland Clinic for their procedures.
More articles on clinical leadership and infection control:
NIH adds 5 clinical sites to Undiagnosed Diseases Network
3 ways Cleveland Clinic defeated barriers to team-based care
73% of Americans plan to get flu shot earlier this year, survey finds
