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Located in the southwestern part of West Virginia, the city of Logan
offers the best in family friendly living, surrounded by spectacular
mountains and scenic countrysides.
The Hospital
Logan Regional Medical Center is a 132 bed acute care hospital. Guyan
Valley Hospital is a licensed 19-bed critical access facility.
Together, the two hospitals offer a full range of services. Logan
Regional has opened a $1.1 million Acute Physical Rehabilitation Unit,
and has broken ground on a $17 million Emergency Department/Women's
Center that will add 42,000 square feet to the facility and renovate
8,000 square feet. The new Emergency Department will include 22 rooms,
a portable X-ray unit, CAT scan, portable ultrasound, X-ray room and
three trauma rooms. PACS Technology has also been installed. The second
floor Women's Center will offer three labor and delivery suites, a
staging area and a nine-bed nursery. There's a new 25,000-square foot Life Services
Center in Holden, and the hospital recently purchased over $4.2 million
in state-of-the-art medical equipment.
Guyan Valley offers a 24-hour Emergency Department. Respiratory
Therapists, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech
Therapists provide prescribed patient care that includes IV Therapy and
Wound Care. Out-patient Services include an ambulatory clinic, lab,
x-ray, and respiratory department. Inpatient services include Oncology
Services, Acute and Swing Bed Care and Birthing Room. Outpatient
services include Mammograms, a Certified Trauma Center, Oncology
Services, Physical Rehabilitation, a Sleep Center and a Smoking
Cessation Program.
The Community
The city of Logan is alive with special events throughout the year.
During October, the Shawnee Trail Encampment features daily frontier
living, exhibits by artisans, craftsmen and "Buck-skinners" portraying
characters from the 1780s to the 1800s. The city hosts a Civil War
Reenactment each September. During the holiday season, Chief Logan
State Park becomes a winter wonderland, with beautiful lights on
display
as you drive through the park. Southern West Virginia Community and
Technical College offers two-year associate degrees, in addition to
certificates in more than 20 technical and occupational career fields.
Southern is partnered with WV State University, Concord College, and
Marshall University to offer a 2 plus 2 program whereby students can
complete their 4-year degree. High school graduates from nine counties
in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky attend the college.
Recreation
Camping, fishing, golfing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing-West
Virginia has it all. The state is famous for its white water rafting
and has always been considered the greatest hunting area east of the
Mississippi. The 4,000-acre Chief Logan State Park, located just four
miles north of the city of Logan, is one of the most visited in the
state park system. The park offers a 25-site campground, modern
restaurant, outdoor amphitheater, conference center and wildlife
center. The recreation enthusiast can enjoy 18 miles of hiking trails,
a swimming pool with water slide, tennis, and miniature golf. Some
trails are open for mountain bike enthusiasts. Picnic shelters and
playgrounds are found throughout the park. A bocce court is also
available. Another attraction at the park is a wildlife exhibit which
features animals native to West Virginia: black bears, bobcats, barred
owls, red shouldered hawks, wild boar and reptiles. Nearby is the
Hatfield and McCoy Trail, open to ATVs, motorcycles, mountain bikers,
horses and hikers.
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