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The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "lastReviewed": "2026-07-17", "identifiers": { "ccn": "", "address": "2000 EOFF STREET", "city": "WHEELING", "state": "WV", "zip": "26003", "county": "OHIO", "latitude": 40.060074580306, "longitude": -80.7216806398019 }, "firstGlance": { "taxOwnershipType": "Nonprofit", "operator": "No active hospital operator", "directPeOwnership": "No current PE ownership claim; historical accountability context only.", "peRelationship": "Closed / historical", "institutionalShareholderContext": "Not applicable to current closed-facility marker", "populationServedEstimate": null, "populationServedLabel": "Closed-campus marker; access impact requires separate local analysis.", "careLevel": "Community/secondary (regional)", "currentCeo": "No current hospital CEO confirmed", "previousRelevantCeo": "Historical operator leadership not resolved in this pass", "operatorType": "Closed / no active hospital operator", "operatorName": "No active hospital operator", "parentSystem": "Alecto Wheeling LLC", "affiliatedSystem": "", "religiousAffiliation": "Unknown pending review", "confidence": "High", "evidenceAsOf": "2026-07-17", "bottomLine": "OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER should display as a red closed / historical marker, not as an active hospital." }, "review": { "reviewer": "Codex closed-hospital overlay update", "evidence_grade": "source-backed closure overlay", "confidence": "high", "source_count": 3, "ownership_source_count": 1, "identity_match_method": "Existing map record plus closure-source update", "publication_decision": "Publish as closed/historical with source-backed closure metadata and explicit current-operator limitations." }, "sources": [ { "source_id": "source-closure-0003526003", "title": "Expanded hospital closure research import", "publisher": "Expanded hospital closure research import", "publication_date": "Sep-Oct 2019", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://governorjustice.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-issues-statement-on-Alecto-Healthcare%E2%80%99s-decision-to-abruptly-close-OVMC-in-Wheeling.aspx", "source_type": "closure_update", "reliability_tier": "primary_or_local_source", "research_note": "Ohio Valley Medical Center is recorded as closed or without inpatient hospital services. Historical operator/parent: Alecto Wheeling LLC. The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "what_this_source_proves": "Closed / shut-down status and closure-year context for the map marker.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not prove current hospital services have reopened or establish current PE ownership." }, { "source_id": "expanded-closure-0003526003-1", "title": "Expanded closure research source", "publisher": "www.weirtondailytimes.com", "publication_date": "", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://www.weirtondailytimes.com/news/local-news/2020/02/lawmakers-call-for-probe-of-alecto/", "source_type": "expanded_closure_research", "reliability_tier": "user_supplied_source_for_review", "research_note": "Abrupt closure announcement Sept 3 2019 with services suspended within 30 days; state officials said they were caught off guard", "what_this_source_proves": "Additional closure, ownership, degradation, community-impact, or building-fate context from the imported research row.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not automatically prove causation or convert contract/management exposure into hospital ownership." }, { "source_id": "source-hospital-universe-0003526003", "title": "Hospital universe / existing map location record", "publisher": "PE Healthcare Watch hospital universe", "publication_date": "2026-07-10", "retrieved_at": "2026-07-10", "url": "https://healthcarewatch.xyz/data/hospitals.json", "source_type": "hospital_universe_record", "reliability_tier": "derived_public_dataset", "research_note": "Existing map record used for facility identity, address, and previous geographic placement.", "what_this_source_proves": "Facility identity and map coordinates already present in the hospital universe.", "what_this_source_does_not_prove": "It does not independently prove closure, ownership, reopening, or current operations." } ], "ownershipHistory": [ { "relationship_id": "rel-closed-0003526003-1", "from_entity_id": "organization:alecto-wheeling-llc", "to_entity_id": "facility:0003526003", "relationship_type": "formerly operated closed facility", "effective_date": "Sep-Oct 2019", "end_date": "", "announcement_date": "Sep-Oct 2019", "status": "historical_context", "confidence": "high", "source_ids": "source-closure-0003526003", "plain_english_summary": "Historical operator context only; this closed-campus marker is not a current hospital-operator claim.", "review_notes": "Closed-campus dossier created from source-backed closure overlay fields." } ], "ownershipChain": { "model": "Closed-campus, former-operator, historical PE, and facility nodes are shown as separate evidence layers.", "confidence": "high", "nodes": [ { "id": "facility:0003526003", "label": "OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER", "kind": "closed_hospital", "evidence": "Full closure" }, { "id": "organization:alecto-wheeling-llc", "label": "Alecto Wheeling LLC", "kind": "former_operator", "evidence": "Historical operator context only; this closed-campus marker is not a current hospital-operator claim." } ], "edges": [ { "id": "organization:alecto-wheeling-llc->facility:0003526003", "from": "organization:alecto-wheeling-llc", "to": "facility:0003526003", "relationship": "formerly operated closed facility", "confidence": "high", "sourceIds": [ "source-closure-0003526003" ], "note": "Historical operator context only; this closed-campus marker is not a current hospital-operator claim." } ], "caveats": [ "Closed-campus markers are not active hospital-operation claims.", "Former PE/operator context is retained for accountability and is not treated as current ownership." ] }, "acquisitionEvents": [ { "date": "Sep-Oct 2019", "title": "Full closure", "detail": "Ohio Valley Medical Center is recorded as closed or without inpatient hospital services. Historical operator/parent: Alecto Wheeling LLC. The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "sourceIds": [ "source-closure-0003526003" ] } ], "leadership": [], "communityImpact": [ { "topic": "Closure", "summary": "Ohio Valley Medical Center is recorded as closed or without inpatient hospital services. Historical operator/parent: Alecto Wheeling LLC. The source record describes community impact and financial context, but acquisition before closure does not by itself prove causation.", "sourceIds": [ "source-closure-0003526003" ] }, { "topic": "Community impact", "summary": "736 employees lost jobs; WARN Act class action (Lucas v. Alecto) over lack of 60-day notice", "sourceIds": [ "source-closure-0003526003" ] }, { "topic": "Building / campus fate", "summary": "Landlord transferred building to City of Wheeling in summer 2020 for repurposing/sale", "sourceIds": [ "source-closure-0003526003" ] } ], "qualityAndLaborContext": [], "cmsOwnerRecords": [], "financialAndUtilizationSeries": [], "descriptiveTrends": [], "contradictions": [], "limitations": [ "This is a closure overlay dossier. Current property ownership and any future reuse require fresh source review before changing the marker." ], "importantLinks": [ { "label": "Expanded hospital closure research import", "url": "https://governorjustice.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-issues-statement-on-Alecto-Healthcare%E2%80%99s-decision-to-abruptly-close-OVMC-in-Wheeling.aspx" } ], "directConnections": [], "systemConnections": [], "ownershipConnections": [], "unavailableFields": [ "Current hospital operator", "Current hospital CEO", "Current inpatient or emergency service status beyond closure source" ], "actions": [ "Open closure source: https://governorjustice.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2019/Pages/Gov.-Justice-issues-statement-on-Alecto-Healthcare%E2%80%99s-decision-to-abruptly-close-OVMC-in-Wheeling.aspx" ] }