Newly expanded Inova Fairfax Hospital for Women provides nurturing care at every stage of life
Just for Women
Tranquil, private, nature-inspired. These are a few of the qualities a woman can expect to find in the newly expanded Inova Women’s Hospital, which opened on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in January 2016. The brand-new 12-story building is being constructed to meet every aspect of a woman’s healthcare needs in an intimate, nurturing atmosphere.
VIP amenities will include all-private patient rooms with areas designed for privacy when caregivers or visitors are present.
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“We want women to have a sense that they are in a soothing, healing environment,” says Patricia Schmehl, RN, MSN, Vice President of Women’s Services at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. “The building is designed with the patient and family in mind on every floor to create that sense of comfort that expedites the whole healing process.”
Conceived with input from physicians, nurses and hospital staff, and drawing on research for enhanced quality of care and outcomes, the hospital will provide many patient-focused elements including all-private patient rooms, VIP amenities, and areas in patient rooms designated for privacy when caregivers or visitors are present. Built with the patient and her family in mind, the building will be easy to navigate.
Expect the Best for Maternity
Mothers-to-be will have the opportunity to experience a private, individualized birthing experience in a soothing, comforting environment. A team of skilled physicians and nurses with years of experience in successfully delivering babies are there to provide the highest level of expertise.
“In addition to the focus on high-risk deliveries, we’re expanding on our natural, low-risk deliveries,” says Darya Maanavi, MD, an obstetrician at Inova Women’s Hospital. “We’re going to have nurse midwives and doulas available, and we’re promoting skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby and also our dads. We are striving to provide the ultimate patient- and family-centered care in a nurturing environment.”
If the mother or baby should ever need it, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is just steps away.
Each room is private and will offer a spa-like atmosphere with special attention paid to intimate lighting, medical technology that is hidden from view and a feeling of comfort. Patients and their family and friends will be able to lounge in large, comfortable areas and relax in peaceful outdoor gardens. Throughout the hospital, a curvi-linear design and family-focused artwork on the walls will reinforce a calming environment.
Dedicated to Your Care
The new hospital will be dedicated to providing the entire range of enhanced state-of-the-art gynecologic services for women of all ages. Comprehensive services will be under one roof, and the equipment will be updated to provide the most advanced minimally invasive treatments for both minor and complex conditions.
“Inova Fairfax Hospital has always been cutting-edge in its care for women, and now by moving into this new hospital, we’re even increasing it to a whole other level,” says Nancy Hafner, MD, a gynecologist at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Experts project the new facility will meet a rising need for gynecologic services in the community. “Over the past five years, we’ve seen a continuous demand for advanced gynecologic surgery,” says George Maxwell, MD, Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, who specializes in gynecologic oncology at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. “The new Inova Women’s Hospital is an investment in the future and what we anticipate will be a significant set of problems that we need to be ready to take care of.”
The new hospital also will expand its gynecologic surgery program to include two dedicated robotic surgical systems for minimally invasive procedures. “In terms of technology and innovation, we have several surgeons on staff who are very skilled in robotic surgery,” says Dr. Maxwell. “They are top-tier in terms of volumes and complexity of cases.”
The all-inclusive program will support women from puberty all the way through menopause and into their senior years.
“We have patients who were born at Inova who are coming for gynecologic problems, and women who have delivered all their children who come in for advanced gynecologic problems late in life,” says Dr. Maxwell. “This hospital has historically served the community in the full spectrum of services, and the new hospital will enable us to do that with an even greater degree of success.”
No. 1 — Yet Again
Inova Fairfax Hospital is the best hospital in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area for the fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has determined.
The campus is also ranked No. 30 in gynecology, according to the news magazine’s “Best Hospitals” rankings, which were released in July.
“To be named the No. 1 hospital in the DC area for the fourth year running is an incredible accomplishment,” says Patrick Christiansen, PhD, CEO, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus earned high-performing rankings in the following specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, and urology.
In addition, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus received high-performing ratings in the procedure of heart bypass and the condition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This year, for the first time, the magazine evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide on common inpatient procedures and conditions.
U.S. News publishes “Best Hospitals” to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems.
In the recently released U.S. News Best Children’s Hospital Rankings, Inova Children’s Hospital was named 29th best in the nation in neonatology, and 47th in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery.
Click to learn more about these and other awards Inova Fairfax Medical Campus.
Find a Physician
For a physician referral, please call 1.855.My.Inova (1.855.694.6682), or visit inova.org/physicians.