WVU Medicine Center for Reproductive Medicine Expansion Improves Patient Access to In-Depth Care

“The primary driver of the expansion is improving the clinical care that WVU Medicine can provide to patients who are on this reproductive journey.” 

Over the last seven years, the CRM nearly doubled its total amount of completed patient visits and saw a 43 percent increase in laboratory visits. Having maximized its efficiency in its current space and with continued growth expected, the CRM launched its expansion to occupy all the floors of its current building. This doubled the CRM’s square footage and provided space for additional exam rooms, larger procedure rooms, expanded laboratory suites, and dedicated space for central registration, nursing, nutrition, and counseling.

Both the andrology and embryology laboratories will also see capability upgrades. Three of the five laboratory staff members are Ph.D.-trained in either reproductive physiology or cell biology. Three laboratory staff members are also andrologists, further bolstering the male fertility program. 

Couples who visit the CRM to address fertility issues can expect a comprehensive evaluation before the development of a treatment plan. All necessary testing, treatment, and minimally invasive surgery is performed on site without the need to go elsewhere.

“We are so proud to be able to now broaden the great service we can provide patients struggling with reproductive difficulties to include new state-of-the-art facilities, male and female infertility workups and treatment, minimally invasive surgery, and access to world-class embryologists and andrologists in our CRM lab,” Dr. Casey said.

Editor’s Note:WVU Medicine officials gathered on Wednesday (June 25) to cut the ribbon on the expanded Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM). Pictured from left to right are Dr. Michael Edmond, WVU Health System chief medical officer; Natica Glover, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences associate administrator; Jodi DeFelice; Department executive administrator; Dr. Ryan Heitmann, CRM medical director; Dr. Brian Casey Department chair; Dr. Michael Grace, WVU Hospitals president and CEO; Albert L. Wright, Jr., WVU Health System president and CEO; Carla Swanson, CRM clinic manager; and Darin Rogers, WVU Health System chief ambulatory operations officer. 

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