Boone Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome home Dr. Ronald "Ron" Chattin. Dr. Chattin has nearly 40 years experience in Family Medicine. He graduated from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg and completed his internship at Carson City Hospital in Carson City, MI. Dr. Chattin completed his undergraduate degree at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Chattin was on Courtesy Staff at Boone Memorial from 1995-2006. He began his career at the Logan Medical Foundation in Logan, WV in the mid to late 80's where he did both inpatient and outpatient Family Medicine at Guyan Valley Hospital. I
On September 25th, 26th and 27th at the WVHA (West Virginia Hospital Association) Annual Meeting at The Greenbrier Hotel, Boone Memorial Hospital was presented with the "Over the Top" - Non-System award. This award goes to the hospital with under 100 beds that exceeded its goal by the largest percentage for non-system hospitals. Boone Memorial Hospital exceeded its goal by nearly 300%. HOSPAC is an independent political action committee, organized and supported by persons who support the improvement of healthcare in West Virginia, and who support hospitals and their role in improving healthcare. HOSPAC is a voluntary, non-profit, non-partisan organization whose purpose is to provide financia
Boone Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome home Dr. Robert "Bob" Atkins. Dr. Atkins has over 40 years experience in Family Medicine. He graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Charleston Area Medical Center and Kanawha Valley Family Practice Center. Dr. Atkins is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Practice. Dr. Atkins served as Chief of Staff at Boone Memorial from 1987-1991 and again in 2006 and 2007. In addition, he was the Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at the West Virginia School of Medicine, a Medical Advisor to Boone County Schools, Principal Investigator for the AHRQ Planning Grant
Plans are underway for the new Boone Memorial Hospital Substance and Mental Health Treatment Program. The hospital, in partnership with Marshall Health, PROACT (Provider Response Organization for Addiction, Care and Treatment) of Huntington and Cabell Huntington Hospital received the AFA State Opioid Response: Community Innovation for Treatment Access and Retention grant. The purpose of the grant is to utilize funding to address the opioid crisis by increasing services in underserved areas, such as Boone County. The Boone Memorial Hospital program will be known as Brighter Futures, Substance & Mental Health Treatment and will be housed on the 4th floor of the Hill Chiropractic building locat
