Ladies Board Announces New Officers

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(November 7, 2012) – The Ladies Board established in 1912 was instrumental in the purchase of the tract of land used for the first hospital in Loudoun County.  Folklore has it that the doctors in the community approached the ‘ladies’ of Loudoun and requested their assistance to raise funds to build a hospital.  Of course,…

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Inova Alexandria Hospital earns Joint Replacement ‘Gold Seal of Approval’

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Alexandria, VA – (November 7, 2012) — Inova Alexandria Hospital Joint Replacement Program has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for healthcare quality. The Joint Commission awarded the hospital “Disease-Specific Care Certification” for Knee and Hip Joint Replacement Surgery programs. To earn this distinction, a disease management program undergoes an extensive, unannounced, on-site…

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November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

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Inova offers screening to smokers, ex-smokers Falls Church, VA – (November 1, 2012) – Recently, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study with results of the National Cancer Institute’s National Lung Screening Trial, which indicated that low-dose CT scans can have a positive impact on lung cancer mortality. This study is the first…

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A Visit to Inova Alexandria Hospital ER Helps Solve Medical Mystery Featured in The Washington Post

(November 1, 2012) – Our own Lynette Sandoval, physician assistant, Inova Alexandria Hospital helps solve the latest medical mystery featured in The Washington Post, “‘Textbook’ of frightening coughing spells was not diagnosed immediately.” Nancy Welch’s teenage son, Joseph, had a persistant, violent cough that caused his mother to carry a phone around in case she…

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