NEWS RELEASE – December 17, 2025 Dr. Vellaiappan Somasundaram retires after 26 years with Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. – When Dr. Vellaiappan Somasundaram – Dr. Soma, as he is commonly known – began his medical career with Appalachian Regional Healthcare in 1999,...
NEWS RELEASE – December 16, 2025 ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities Donates $5,000 to Support Kentucky State Police Post 10 “Shop with a Trooper” Program Harlan, KY – Harlan ARH Hospital recently presented a $5,000 donation from the ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities to Kentucky State Police Post...
NEWS RELEASE – December 15, 2025 Why We Give: Michael’s Story of Resilience Michael Beckner, the Director of Respiratory Therapy at Summers County ARH Hospital, never imagined he would need the help he had so often given. However, when tragedy struck, the ARH Foundation stood by him,...
NEWS RELEASE – December 2, 2025 ARH Foundation makes donation in support of Active Southern West Virginia BECKLEY, W.Va. – Officials from Beckley ARH Hospital recently presented a donation of $4,734 to Active Southern West Virginia to help support the Beckley REFIT program.The donation was made on...
NEWS RELEASE – December 3, 2025 ARH Residency Program Celebrates 100% Board Pass Rate for the Class of 2025 Lexington, KY – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is proud to announce that all four members of the ARH Internal Medicine Residency Program’s class of 2025 have successfully passed their...
NEWS RELEASE – December 2, 2025 ARH earns 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition LEXINGTON, Ky. – Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) has again been recognized with a Level 8 achievement in ambulatory and...
NEWS RELEASE – November 24, 2025 Whitesburg and McDowell ARH Hospitals to Hold Tree of Life Remembrance Events Hazard, KY – Whitesburg ARH Hospital and McDowell ARH Hospital will each host their annual Tree of Life Remembrance Event on Sunday, December 7, offering a meaningful opportunity for families...
NEWS RELEASE – November 24, 2025 The right place at the right time MALLIE, Ky. – Nelly Blair has little memory of the morning she almost died.The 76-year-old Mallie, Ky., woman...
NEWS RELEASE – November 17, 2025 Glade Springs Ladies Golf Association Raises $60K for ARH Foundation to Support Beckley ARH Oncology Patients [caption id="attachment_31334" align="alignleft" width="219"] Lissa T. Mohler[/caption]BECKLEY, W.Va. – The Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) Foundation for Healthier Communities is honored to announce that the Glade Springs...
NEWS RELEASE – November 14, 2025 Beckley ARH opens new MRI Caring Suite BECKLEY, W.Va. – Officials from Beckley ARH Hospital and the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of the hospital’s new MRI Caring Suite Thursday evening.Beckley ARH is the only hospital in the region...