HINTON W.Va. (Hinton News) – Summers County has many things to be proud of. Among those are the Summers County Health Department and its Administrator, Hope Cooper.
Recently, Cooper spoke about the strides the health department is making and said that she loved learning new things and teaching others. She feels that her background in business administration helped her transition into her position but feels that not a day goes by that she doesn’t learn something new.
A longtime Summers County resident, Cooper was previously an employee of the Summers County school system for almost 11 years. She went on to say that she enjoys having a challenging yet rewarding career.
Cooper has a vision of making public health awareness a priority. She stated that she feels like women in our area are grossly overlooked in the area of obstetrical care and she has a multi-year plan to fix that. Cooper noted that finding partners to take on these healthcare needs is a challenge all over southern West Virginia.
Cooper stated that the Health Department still offers all vaccines to people of all ages. Additionally, she said she has hired a nurse practitioner to see patients three days a week. The nurse practitioner can provide primary care, acute and chronic care, minor wound care, sports physicals, and DOT physicals. Cooper explained that the nurse practitioner is very compassionate about providing patient care. Cooper is very excited to be able to provide more options for the people of the community.
In the coming years, Cooper wants to make the health department known for its excellent patient care and educate people on the importance of taking care of themselves.
For more information about services offered at the Summers County Health Department, call 304-466-3388.
