14-04-2025
Mon Health System gets go ahead for new $26.5M hospital in Bridgeport
MORGANTOWN — Almost three years after filing for a Certificate of Need, Mon Health System has been given the approval to build a new hospital in Bridgeport.
The week of April 3, officials with Vandalia Health filed for a building permit to construct Vandalia Health Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital at Charles Pointe Crossing in Bridgeport.
"This week's filing of the hospital's building permit with the City of Bridgeport marks a key milestone in a process that began nearly three years ago in July 2022, when Mon Health
System filed for a Certificate of Need for the facility," states a press release. "The path to construction included extensive collaboration with Charles Pointe developers, Genesis Partners, the City of Bridgeport, Harrison County Commission and stakeholders within the county's tax increment financing district."
At a cost of $26.5 million, the new two-story hospital will be built in the rapidly-developing Charles Point Crossing on a parcel of land just past Menards. The 40,000-square-foot small format hospital is modeled after Vandalia Health Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital, which opened in White Hall in 2022.
'Vandalia Health Mon Marion Neighborhood Hospital has become a model for delivering advanced medical services in a smaller, more accessible footprint. We've exceeded expectations in patient satisfaction, speed of care and operational efficiency, and have been recognized as having one of the shortest emergency room visit times in the nation,' said Dr. Christopher Edwards, emergency services director of Vandalia Health Mon Health System emergency medicine medical director and Vandalia Health Mon Marion and Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospitals chief administrative officer.
'Our hospital's success has proven that neighborhood hospitals can offer the same quality of care as larger institutions — just closer to home. We're extremely excited to bring this quality, convenient care to the people of Harrison County and surrounding communities with the construction of Vandalia Health Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital.'
The first floor of the new Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital will feature 24/7 emergency care, including eight emergency rooms staffed by board-certified physicians who will provide comprehensive inpatient care. The first floor will contain 10 private inpatient rooms, pharmacy services, radiology services such as CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, echocardiogram and more.
The second floor will be constructed as shell space reserved for future clinical or administrative expansion, and will be designed to address future needs of the community.
'This hospital is the result of incredible collaboration at every level,' said David Goldberg, president and CEO of Mon Health System and Davis Health System - Vandalia Health Northern
Region, and executive vice president of Vandalia Health. 'From the City of Bridgeport and Harrison County Commission to Genesis Partners and our partners in the TIF district — everyone came together with a shared vision to improve access to health care in Harrison County.
"We are deeply grateful for their support, partnership and unwavering commitment to bringing this much-needed facility to life for the people of Harrison County. With our new hospital, we cannot wait to deliver on our promise to provide exceptional care to this region. Mon Health is known far and wide and now as Vandalia Health, the breadth and depth of resources only enhance our ability to meet the needs of the community, one patient at a time.'
Construction will begin in spring 2025 and is anticipated to take just over a year, with architectural and engineering work already complete. Equipment has been ordered, and materials are in process for development this month.
