WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER, in WEIRTON, West Virginia, holds 33 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1987-05-19, averaging 28.3 residents a day.
Has WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 24 health-inspection deficiencies for WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER since 2022-08-31, 16 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-02-05.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2026-02-05 | F0679, F0689 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E |
| 2026-02-05 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| 2024-06-26 | F0607, F0689, F0761 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E |
| 2024-06-26 | F0561, F0577, F0578, F0609, F0610, F0692, F0697, F0756, F0868 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | D |
| 2022-08-31 | F0812, F0883 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2022-08-31 | F0623, F0636, F0756, F0757, F0880, F0887 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | D |
How is WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER staffed relative to the WV average?
| Measure | This facility | WV average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.49656 | 3.66055 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 63.8 | 44.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 28.3 | 78.4 |
Who owns WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER, and what chain is it in?
WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER INC and belongs to the WVU MEDICINE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC | since 01/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | ARTMAN, DAVID, BERNABEI, JOHN, FOURNIER, KELLI, GIANNI, DON, GRACE, MICHAEL, GRECO, JOHN, MYERS, LUKE, PAOLO, JOE, SHOCKLEY, JAMES, WEIGEL, SONDRA, WINWOOD, SCOTT, WRIGHT, ALBERT | since 01/01/2025 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | ARTMAN, DAVID, FRANKOVITCH, CARL, FRANKOVITCH, JOHN, GORLOCK, JOI, SHAH, ATUL, SHOCKLEY, JAMES, WEIGEL, SONDRA | since 01/01/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC, ARTMAN, DAVID, BERNABEI, JOHN, FOURNIER, KELLI, FRANKOVITCH, JOHN, GIANNI, DON, GORLOCK, JOI, GRACE, MICHAEL, GRECO, JOHN, MYERS, LUKE, PAOLO, JOE, SCHAUBLE, DREW, SHOCKLEY, JAMES, WEIGEL, SONDRA, WINWOOD, SCOTT, WRIGHT, ALBERT | since 01/01/2025 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | WRIGHT, ALBERT | since 08/21/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | WEST VIRGINIA UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM, INC, ARTMAN, DAVID, GORLOCK, JOI, SCHAUBLE, DREW | since 01/01/2025 |
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