NEWS RELEASE – October 6, 2025
Beckley and Summers County ARH
honored by West Virginia Hospital Association
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Beckley and Summers County ARH Hospitals received Silver Honors during the recent West Virginia Hospital Association 2025 Health Care Leadership Summit.
The honors signified the hospitals’ commitment to the following areas:
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Program
- Antibiotic Stewardship
- Care Transition
- Cybersecurity
- Hospital Emergency Management Program
- Influenza Vaccination
- Opioid Response Initiative
- Workplace Violence
- WVHA Discharge Data Program
Beckley ARH CEO Todd Howell said the results reflected the hospital’s commitment to providing the highest level of patient care.
“Our No. 1 priority is the health of our patients,” he said. “We are honored to receive this award as it recognizes that commitment and shows our work is paying off.”
In addition to the Silver Award, Summers County ARH also received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Support of Tissue and Cornea Donation.
Summers County ARH CEO Angela Rivera praised her team for the work that led to both honors.
“We are truly blessed with a wonderful staff at Summers County ARH Hospital,” she said. “Their continuous work and dedication to the community they call home are what make awards like these possible.”
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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 6,700 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 largest employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia.