Fairmont General Hospital Creates New Service to Meet Patients' - WBOY.com: Clarksburg, Morgantown: News, Sports, Weather

Fairmont General Hospital Creates New Service to Meet Patients' Needs

Posted: Updated:
By Kelsey Pape, Marion and Taylor County Reporter - bio | email

  • Local News

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 10:19 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:19:24 GMT
    Energize West Virginia and America's Natural Gas Alliance hosted a town hall meeting in Buckhannon on Wednesday evening to share information about the natural gas industry.
    Energize West Virginia and America's Natural Gas Alliance hosted a town hall meeting in Buckhannon on Wednesday evening to share information about the natural gas industry.

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 3:47 AM EDT2013-05-23 07:47:50 GMT
    Scattered showers and storms still possible tonight into Thursday as a cold front slowly makes it's way over West Virginia.  Some of the storms this evening could be strong.  Lows tonight drop into the
    Who'll Stop the Rain?

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 12:17 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:17:00 GMT
    Residents are worried about above-ground sewer lines that were exposed, where sewage was being dropped directly into a nearby creek.
    Residents are worried about above-ground sewer lines that were exposed, where sewage was being dropped directly into a nearby creek.
    •   

Fairmont General Hospital has created a new and improved service to meet the needs and schedules of its patients.

"Multiphasic on Demand" allows a patient to request a limited number of lab tests without a physician's order.

Previously, the program was set up to be once every other Saturday and hundreds of patients would fill the waiting room.

But on January 2, "Multiphasic on Demand" began to provide the laboratory tests six days a week.

"Its patient convenience. They don't have to wait until a Saturday to come for that service, they don't have to stand in a long line. They can sort of come at their own convenience and get their lab tests done," said Robert Marquardt, of Fairmont General Hospital.

Fairmont General Hospital believes the new program will better accommodate the community's needs.

Lab tests are available Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.