Inova Loudoun Hospital expands for upcoming generations
Seeing the Future
Responding to the needs of fast-growing Loudoun County, Inova Loudoun Hospital recently put the finishing touches on the first phase of its five-year expansion effort. Scheduled for completion in 2020, the comprehensive renovations will ensure that Loudoun County residents and businesses have access to state-of-the-art, family-centered healthcare close to home.
“Our focus has been to continue to move from a very good community hospital to a truly excellent, advanced community hospital. This includes the addition of advanced services that you would see at larger hospitals and adding tertiary level care services in select areas,” says CEO H. Patrick Walters.
Countywide expansions launched in 2014 with the addition of a new endoscopy unit and the Natural Birth Center on the Lansdowne campus and the opening of Inova HealthPlex – Ashburn, a free-standing, full-service emergency room located on Loudoun County Parkway.
In July, two new operating rooms were added to the Lansdowne campus to accommodate the hospital’s robust robotic surgery program and numerous new subspecialties, including colorectal surgery. Currently underway is the renovation and expansion of the Schaufeld Family Heart Center at Inova Loudoun’s Heart and Vascular Institute and the Lansdowne ER.
“To meet the needs of our ever-growing community, we have added capacity and are now equipped to offer more advanced surgeries right here in Loudoun County,” says Rachna Krishnan, Growth Officer for Inova Loudoun Hospital.
For patient convenience, the hospital is also adding a new parking garage, rear parking lot and main entrance on the south side of the hospital while construction is underway.
Surgical Services
One of the most dramatic changes at Inova Loudoun Hospital to date is the expansion of its surgical suite, which includes a growing robotics program. The spacious, new operating rooms are equipped with specialized, state-of-the-art equipment and technology required for robotic and subspecialty surgeries. Thanks to the robots, highly trained surgeons are able to perform the latest minimally invasive procedures in general surgery, urology, colorectal medicine and gynecology.
“We’ve expanded the surgical area and we’ve updated the equipment to give us the latest and greatest technology for robotic-assisted and minimally invasive procedures,” says James Lesniewski, MD, Vice Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Inova Loudoun Hospital. “The tools and techniques we use directly translate to our patients.”
“We have seen our surgical capabilities grow dramatically over the last five years,” adds Walters. “We are recognized nationally as an epicenter for robotic surgery. Our Medical-Surgical Unit is the very first within Inova to receive the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing Prism Award for medical surgical excellence. We’re also seeing more specialized surgeons coming to our community, including a premier colorectal group and a neurosurgery group that recently opened an office on campus. Inova Loudoun Hospital is attracting extraordinary talent for continued growth and excellence.”
With the arrival of new colorectal specialists and the addition of a new endoscopy suite, patients can now receive advanced digestive services for a wide range of conditions without needing to travel outside of Loudoun County. And, with the addition of neurosurgeons, the hospital can treat conditions such as normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Future Plans
Future expansion includes an eight-floor patient tower equipped with private patient rooms, expanded outpatient and imaging services, an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a new obstetrics (OB) unit and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Additionally, there are plans for upgrades to the Interventional Cath Lab, the Inova Loudoun Ladies Board Birthing Inn and the radiation oncology center. In the next phase, the ER at Inova Loudoun will undergo a significant renovation and will be designated a Level III trauma center.