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Inova Loudoun Hospital Opens New Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) recently opened a new Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit (STICU). The unit has six fully functioning ICU beds and is located on the first floor of the main hospital. The team will care for any trauma, surgical or procedural patients that require an ICU level of care. ILH is deeply grateful…
Read MoreTransforming Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Care with the ALTO Abdominal Stent Graft System
Dipankar Mukherjee, MD, the lead investigator for Inova’s clinical trial on the device, discusses how the recently FDA-approved ALTO™ device is transforming treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). With the commercial release of the ALTO™ Abdominal Stent Graft System, Inova’s vascular surgeons are helping to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients with abdominal aortic…
Read MoreBladder Cancer Discovery: Immunotherapy as Maintenance Treatment
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States. Bladder cancer is usually diagnosed at “superficial” or non-invasive stages, when it only involves the lining of the bladder and can be treated with removal of the cancerous tissue alone. However, some patients develop high-risk tumors that are likely to come back and…
Read MoreBrain Tumor Treatment Guidelines Feature Inova Co-Author Dr. Mateo Ziu
Dr. Mateo Ziu, medical director of the Inova Brain and Spine Tumor Program and medical director of neuro-oncology at Inova Schar Cancer Institute, was a senior author on the recent article Urgent considerations for the neuro-oncologic treatment of patients with gliomas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece contains professional guidelines for implementing a proactive and…
Read MoreHow Do You Make a Homemade Mask That Is Properly Sanitized?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people wear homemade face masks in public. “A virus like this is spread through droplets. So, the droplets when you cough, droplets when you sneeze; some people have droplets when they speak,” says Dr. Kari Scantlebury, emergency room physician at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Read more about…
Read MoreNorthern Virginia Community Gives Back to Front Line Heroes
Fox 5 On The Hill – Posted March 29, 2020 Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST, Chief Philanthropy Officer and President, Inova Health Foundation, spoke with Tom Fitzgerald of FOX-5 on the Hill about the outpouring of charitable works and donations from the community to give back to our emergency and other front-line healthcare workers at…
Read MoreWhat Is It Like Fighting on the Front Lines as a Health Care Worker?
Julie Carey, NBC-4 Washington – Originally published March 27, 2020 Fairfax County emergency room doctors and nurses are helping different patients every day, including coronavirus patients. “Our job is to be there no matter what comes through the door and staying focused on that is what gets us through every shift,” says Dr. Kari Scantlebury,…
Read MoreA Boy From Ashburn Transforms Hotel Shower Caps Into Hospital Supplies
Zohaib Begg, a 7-year-old boy from Ashburn, Virginia, gathered together thousands of shower caps, gloves, and masks to donate as protective equipment to an emergency room running low on protective supplies. “He just started thinking about what else we could come up with,” said Isma Begg, his mother. “We never thought hotels would have face…
Read MoreVirginia Restaurant Delivers Free Food to First Responders in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Sal Speziale and his employees heard that Inova Fair Oaks Hospital emergency room doctors and nurses did not have any lunches, so they prepared and delivered lunch and dinner meals to the emergency room. “It’s truly amazing. I watch my team light up when they show up with all this food,” said Kimberly Dillon, the…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Earns Emergency Nurses Prestigious Lantern Award (Only ER in Virginia)
Leesburg, VA – Inova Loudoun Hospital is proud to announce it has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) 2019 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional and innovative performance in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research at its Inova Emergency Room – Ashburn. A record 28 emergency departments from across the United…
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