St. Mary's Medical Center - Huntington, WV
Lauren Bates, Ph.D., currently serves as an Associate Professor at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College and works as a Medical Technologist specializing in Microbiology at St. Mary's Medical Center. Prior experience includes roles such as Laboratory Supervisor at West Virginia Laboratories, and Laboratory Scientist Supervisor at the West Virginia Office of Laboratory Services, where oversight included multiple public health microbiology units. Lauren also contributed to the CDC Foundation as a Microbiologist III during the pandemic, focusing on SARS-CoV-2 testing and sequencing. Academic expertise was developed through graduate research and teaching assistant positions at the Florida Institute of Technology, complemented by professional experience in various medical technology roles, including a research fellowship at Monash University. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology and a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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St. Mary's Medical Center - Huntington, WV
St. Mary's Medical Center is the largest medical facility in the tri-state region. At 393 beds, it is among the largest healthcare facilities in West Virginia, with centers of excellence in cardiac care, cancer treatment, emergency/trauma services, neuroscience, and joint replacement. On November 6, 1924, the Sisters of the Pallottine Missionary Society opened St. Mary's Hospital on a foundation of faith. Because the love of Christ is still the motivating force for all we do, we have arranged our core values to His Name: COMPASSION, HOSPITALITY, REVERENCE, INTERDEPENDENCE, STEWARDSHIP, TRUST From the moment when St. Mary's first opened its doors, the sisters set out to fulfill their mission: "We are inspired by the love of Christ to provide quality health care in ways which respect the God-given dignity of each person and the sacredness of human life." And, so began the tradition that is St. Mary's Medical Center. It has been nearly eight decades since the doors were first opened, and during that time, thousands of lay people have joined the Sisters in fulfilling the Medical Center's mission. Along the way, St. Mary's has built on a tradition of faith, a tradition of hope, a tradition of healing and a tradition of service. Most of all, St. Mary's has built on a tradition of care.