Posts by Inova Newsroom
How 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 MoreHow Is the Coronavirus Putting Stress on Health Care Systems?
Thursday, March 26, 2020 – Interview on CBS Squawk Box J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS, President and CEO of Inova, discusses Inova’s preparedness on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus with testing kits being the most significant supply challenge. “We have seen that our people have done exactly what we would…
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…
Read MoreShopping for Safe Skincare Products
Our skin is our largest organ and absorbs much of what we put on it. But how many of us really know what’s in the skincare products we use? Many ingredients are questionable at best, and downright harmful at worst. For example, did you know that mineral oil is a liquid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained…
Read MoreNew Inova Facility Focuses on Getting and Staying Well
Event held to dedicate the new Inova Joan and Russell Hitt Center for Healthy Living Thanks to a generous donation from Joan and Russell Hitt, Inova has opened a new Center for Healthy Living. Located at the Inova Center for Personalized Health, this facility will allow patients and staff members alike to continue their quest…
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