Archive for December 2012
A Special Delivery at Inova Children’s Hospital
Peg Brown Delivers 1,000th Blanket to Inova Children’s Hospital NICU Falls Church, Virginia – (December 20, 2012) –This holiday season marks a milestone for Peg and Nick Brown. The couple recently delivered Peg’s 1,000th granny-square afghan blanket — all which she personally crocheted — to the NICU at Inova Children’s Hospital Peg’s dedication began in…
Read MoreGift Brightens Holidays for 2,000 Children
Greenrbier Resort and Paws2Care Partner with Inova to distribute books and toys Falls Church, Virginia – (December 20, 2012) – Each year, while children around the world are bounding to the Christmas tree to discover what Santa left behind, there are children who wonder if Saint Nick was able to find them in their hospital…
Read MoreInova Board Announces Approval for $22.9 Million Emergency Department Addition at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
30 Treatment Bays and 5 Fast Track Areas to be included FALLS CHURCH, VA – (December 18, 2012) – The Inova Governance Board has approved a state-of-the-art addition to the Emergency Department (ED) at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. The new facility will be approximately 21,000 square feet with 30 treatment bays (of which 2 are…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Dedicated New Addition to Patient Tower
Addition offers all private rooms for patients FALLS CHURCH, Va., – (December 17, 2012) — Elected officials, local business leaders and community partners gathered at Inova Fairfax Hospital to celebrate the completion of a new, adult services hospital. The dedication program included comments from Sharon Bulova, Chairman, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, as well as other…
Read MoreInnovative Surgical Glue Aims to Help Patients Recover Faster
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the country to offer patients new tissue adhesive that may help to reduce fluid collections following large flap plastic surgery procedures FAIRFAX, VA – (December 13, 2012) – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is one of the first hospitals in the United States to participate…
Read MoreEmergency Preparedness Exercise at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus on December 16
(December 12, 2012) – As home to the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus serves as Northern Virginia’s first responder regarding the health and well-being of our community. With that role, comes a responsibility to always be prepared for whatever emergency or disaster we may face, from natural disasters to terrorism.…
Read MoreBeamer Book Series Launch at Inova Loudoun Hospital
Book Proceeds Will Benefit Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA – (December 11, 2012) – Inova Loudoun Hospital will host a book launch for Beamer Visits The Emergency Room, the first book in the Beamer Book Series™ on Thursday, December 13 from 4 – 5 p.m. at Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg, Va. The…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute’s AHA Heart Walk Team Raises $40,427
The Inova Heart and Vascular Institute is thrilled to announce that during this year’s American Heart Association (AHA) Heart Walk it raised $40,427 dollars and won the award for top hospital in the region for the second year in a row – (December 10, 2012). Each year, the AHA continues to advance its mission of…
Read MoreInova and Lockheed Martin Celebrates 10 Years of Toy Donations to Children in Northern Virginia
Event Has Given 5,000 Gifts to Northern Virginia Children FALLS CHURCH, VA – (December 10, 2012) – Today Inova celebrated its 10th annual holiday toy donation program with its corporate sponsor Lockheed Martin. Toys donated from Lockheed Martin employees were given to approximately 450 children and families at the InovaCares Clinic for Women and Children…
Read MoreWant to know how you can help in the breast cancer fight?
Become a Mentor with the Survivors Offering Support (SOS) team at Inova FALLS CHURCH, VA – (December 10, 2012) – Survivors Offering Support (SOS), an all-volunteer network of women who have battled breast cancer, is looking for mentors for the new Inova that matches newly diagnosed women with trained mentors who are breast cancer survivors.…
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