United Hospital System history

Doctor Showalter sold his interest in the hospital to Doctor John B. Payne who subsequently sold the property in 1908.

Doctor Mason obtained sole ownership in 1914 and began plans for a new hospital.

The company purchased the property adjacent to the Kessler Hospital, and by May 1916 plans were approved for a new hospital.

The Mason Hospital had a capacity for 60 beds and 18 bassinets and it continued to function under that name until December 1933, when it reincorporated as a nonprofit institution: Union Protestant Hospital.

In 1955, it became the first Methodist-sponsored hospital in the state.

The Merger It became apparent about 1965 that St Mary’s Hospital physical plant needed to be replaced with a modern healthcare facility, and the Sisters of St Joseph decided to construct a new hospital on the site of St Mary’s.

The Union Protestant Hospital on Washington Avenue in downtown Clarksburg was razed in 1968.

In 1972, Saint Luke's and nearby Charles T. Miller Hospital consolidated to form United Hospital, using the physical campus of Saint Luke's and the human resources of both hospitals.

In January 1977, the properties of Downtown Division and DeSales Hall were sold to Empire National Bank, Clarksburg.

Joined with West Virginia University Hospitals in 1997 to form the West Virginia United Health System