Inova Alexandria Hospital to Add $14 Million to Project 2010
April 25th, 2007
$84 Million Expansion Project Will Enhance Access to Health Care
Alexandria, VA— The Inova Health System Board of Trustees approved an additional $14 million for the hospital’s Project 2010, an expansion and renovation plan designed to enhance the hospital’s existing health care services.
The additional $14 million in funding will provide 24 new rooms for telemetry, which will allow for 24-hour monitoring of patients. The hospital will also be renovating 76 patient rooms, including conversion of 24 semi-private rooms to private, increasing the number of single patient rooms by 48.
“This increased commitment to Project 2010 will enable the hospital to provide the standard of care our community expects well into the 21st century,” said Kenneth Kozloff, CEO, Inova Alexandria Hospital, Senior Vice President, Inova Health System. “The expanded scope of the project allows the hospital to add a much-needed 24-bed Telemetry Unit while converting 24 existing rooms to private patient rooms.”
Research shows that in the year 2010, more than one out of every four people in our community will be between the ages of 50 and 65-the age when devastating health conditions, such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer and chronic conditions are more likely to occur.
To respond to the communities changing needs, Inova Alexandria Hospital began Project 2010, the now $84 million plan to enhance a variety of critical health care services that are most demanded by the aging Alexandria community, which includes the Emergency, Surgery, and Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology departments and the Laboratory.
“We care about our community and we want to improve access and reengineer our procedures to make them even more patient friendly,” Kozloff said.
The construction project, which began in late 2006, is the largest investment of capital into the hospital since 1974.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.
Inova Health System Offers Counseling to Students, Families Affected by Virginia Tech Shooting
April 20th, 2007
Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System has opened a special counseling center for Virginia Tech students and their families in Northern Virginia who continue to cope with the aftermath of the recent devastating campus tragedy.
“Our hearts go out to the families, the students, and everyone who’s been touched by this horrific and senseless act,” said Knox Singleton, president and CEO, Inova Health System. “As a not-for-profit health care system, it is our mission to offer compassionate care to the community we serve, and we pray that we can bring some much-needed hope to the students and families in Northern Virginia who are in need in this time of grief and remembrance.”
Counseling services, offered without charge in Fairfax, Virginia, include:
- Initial assessments
- Short-term grief counseling
- Stress management resources
- Tools and resources for handling traumatic experiences
- Referral services for additional resources available locally and nationally
“People are often affected by trauma in different ways, especially with a tragedy of this magnitude,” says Thomas Wise, MD, chairman, department of psychiatry, Inova Fairfax Hospital. “As trained professionals, we work to identify paths to understanding and develop mechanisms that patients can use to cope with hardship and gradually begin the healing process.”
For more information on how Virginia Tech students or their immediate family members can receive an initial assessment and counseling services, please call 703-204-2122, or visit us on the Web at www.inova.org/support.
In addition, the Inova Kellar Center is pleased to offer an ongoing support group for Virginia Tech students to be held throughout the summer months. Counselors, physicians, and mental health professionals will be available to provide clinical assessments and services to students. For more information, call 703-218-8500.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community we serve through excellence in patient care, education and research.
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