Apr 8, 2021 WHEELING — Advanced health care in the Ohio Valley entered a new era when West Virginia University Health Systems fully embraced WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital as part of its network on April 1, yet the foundation of that change has been under construction for several years. WVU Health Systems has operated the hospital since 2019, but now it has become fully integrated into the network as a full member-system hospital. With that comes many benefits. WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital now can tap into the resources of the entire WVU health system, taking advantage of the knowledge and technology of hospitals throughout the Mountain State. Most notable among those is J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, the main hub of WVU Medicine.