BECKLEY, W.Va. – Eric Brooks and Bill Roop, members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, along with West Virginia State Senator Brian Helton, recently visited Beckley ARH Hospital, where they toured the facility and spoke with hospital officials regarding healthcare policy and ways to improve the health of southern West Virginia.

“We appreciate Delegates Brooks and Roop, as well as Sen. Helton for taking the time to visit Beckley ARH,” said hospital CEO Todd Howell. “We had a very nice discussion, and I look forward to working with them to help better the health of all of those we serve.”

Pictured, left to right: W.Va. Del. Eric Brooks, W.Va. Del. Bill Roop, W.Va. Sen. Brian Helton, Beckley ARH CEO Todd Howell, Summers County ARH CEO/CNO Angie Rivera, Beckley ARH COO Joey Preast, and Beckley ARH Community Director of Risk and Compliance Morgan Martin.

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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH), is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores and retail pharmacies and medical spas. ARH employs approximately 6,400 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $474 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 1,300 providers on staff across its multi-state system. ARH is the largest provider of care and the single largst employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virgi