 River Valley Health System (formerly known as Lawrence County General Hospital) operated a hospital in Ironton from 1937–2001.In 2012, St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, in cooperation with the Ironton-Lawrence County Area Community Action Organization, opened its Ironton campus which includes a free-standing emergency department, imaging services and lab services.There are also both ground ambulances and a helipad on-site so patients can receive emergency treatment at this facility and then can be transferred, if needed, to Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, St. Mary's main campus in Huntington or other facilities in Huntington, Ashland, Kentucky or Portsmouth, Ohio.