Inova Fairfax Hospital Named One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
February 24th, 2010
HealthGrades Recognizes Hospital for Outstanding Clinical Performance
Falls Church, VA – For the fourth year in a row, Inova Fairfax Hospital has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare-quality ratings organization that analyzed patient outcomes at all 5,000 of the nation’s non-federal hospitals. Inova Fairfax Hospital’s outcomes places it in the nation’s top 1 percent.
According to HealthGrades, a patient admitted to an America’s 50 Best Hospital is 27 percent less likely to die, and 8 percent less likely to suffer from a major complication. Inova Fairfax Hospital is the only hospital in the Washington, DC, region to make the Top 50.
“To be named a Top 50 hospital for four years in a row is a noteworthy achievement,” said L. Reuven Pasternak, MD, CEO, Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus. “Our physicians, nurses and staff work as a team to provide a consistent level of quality of which we can all be proud.”
According to Rick May, MD, a HealthGrades vice president and one of the study’s authors, “These hospitals have leadership, operational structures and clinical teams that are capable of producing excellence in a way that others cannot.”
In addition to naming Inova Fairfax Hospital among the Top 50 hospitals, HealthGrades has also ranked the hospital number one in Virginia for cardiology services for 2009-2010 and among the top 5 percent in the nation for treatment of stroke.
To determine America’s 50 Best Hospitals, HealthGrades analyzed more than 130 million Medicare hospitalization records. Hospitals were evaluated based on the risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across 26 procedures and treatments, from hip replacement to bypass surgery. The full report can be found at www.healthgrades.com.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare 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 it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.
Inova Kellar Center Establishes Memorial Fund
February 18th, 2010
The Arthur C. & Elizabeth Kellar Memorial Fund Ensures Treatment for Families in Need
Inova Kellar Center, a not-for-profit comprehensive mental health/substance abuse and Special Education School, has established a memorial fund in honor of the Kellar Family. The Arthur C. & Elizabeth Kellar Memorial Fund will ensure that treatment is provided to families without an ability to pay.
Picture L-R: Knox Singleton, CEO, Inova Health System; Judy Kellar Box; Mary Kellar, Rick Leichtweis, Ph.D, Senior Director, Inova Kellar Center
At a special reception February 16, 2010, daughters Judy Kellar Box and Mary Kellar helped to announce the fund and unveiled a new plaque in memory of their parents’ legacy.
In 1991, the Kellar Family Foundation and Inova Health System founded Inova Kellar Center. It provides structured and individualized mental health, substance abuse and special education programs to children, adolescents and their families. The program includes the Kellar School, a therapeutic day school providing an individualized educational program to middle and high school students with emotional, behavioral and/or learning disabilities.
Arthur Kellar, who died in 2007, was a Northern Virginia businessman and civic leader who built a multi-station broadcasting company. He founded EZ Communications Inc., which owned or operated 26 AM and FM stations across the U.S. Mr. Kellar and his wife, Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Kellar, who died in 2006, established the Kellar Family Foundation to support healthcare organizations, education, human services and the performing arts.
Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Named an Accredited Breast Care Center
February 16th, 2010
National Accreditation Recognizes Outstanding Breast Care
Alexandria, VA – The Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital recently earned a three-year accreditation in breast care from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), part of the American College of Surgeons, which sets the standard for how breast cancer patients receive care.
“Inova Mount Vernon Hospital continues to deliver excellence in quality breast care and this recognition acknowledges our commitment,” said Barbara Doyle, CEO, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. “Each day our physicians and staff assist patients in need of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.”
The Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital earned accreditation by meeting or exceeding 27 standards of breast cancer care. The Institute was evaluated during an on-site review of its imaging, radiation oncology and medical oncology treatments, surgery, survivorship programs, leadership, research, genetic counseling and breast care navigator program, among other programs.
“We are very honored for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital to receive this sought-after accreditation. The Inova Breast Care Institute at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has achieved a superior level of expertise in breast care and joins the other Inova hospitals,” said Kirsten Edmiston, MD, Medical Director, Cancer Services, Inova Health System. “This designation by NAPBC is a testament to the quality care we provide our patients. The Inova Breast Care Institute is more than just one hospital and one doctor – it’s an entire healthcare system providing the very best in breast care.”
The Inova Breast Care Institute is the largest accredited program in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Inova Breast Care Institute offers a multidisciplinary team of nearly 100 experts across the System who provide a full range of breast cancer care. With access points at each Inova hospital, Inova provides more breast cancer care than any other healthcare organization in Northern Virginia, treating more than 1,000 women each year.
For more information about Inova Breast Care Institute visit inova.org/ibci.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare 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 it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.
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