More than two dozen rural hospitals in Ohio and West Virginia formed a clinically integrated network, which providers are increasingly turning to instead of health system-led acquisitions.

The project includes renovations of five ORs and two procedural suites, as well as new staff break rooms and surgical and monitoring technology.

West Virginia, closed in April 2020, causing a loss to more than 200 hospital staffing jobs overnight. The facility was the largest employer in Williamson and the closure was followed by small ...