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Inova Fairfax Hospital offers advanced asthma treatment
Breathe Easy Inova Fairfax Hospital is among the first hospitals in the DC area offering a new procedure that helps patients with severe asthma. The procedure is bronchial thermoplasty; it uses mild heat to reduce excess smooth muscle tissue in the patient’s airway so that the airway has less capacity to constrict. This reduces wheezing,…
Read MoreA brave young girl thrives after complex brain surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Team Daphne A local six year old, after being diagnosed with a dangerous malignant brain tumor, was immediately flown to Inova L. J. Children’s Hospital in Falls Church, VA. It was there that Inova’s Pediatric Neurosciences team, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and many other experts at Inova Children’s Hospital took her successfully through a 16-hour…
Read MoreAnnual Ladies Board Rummage Sale Needs Volunteers
Leesburg, VA – September 22, 2014 – The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital urgently needs volunteers to help with the 76th Annual Ladies Board Rummage Sale, which will be Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19, at Morven Park Equestrian Center, 41793 Tutt Lane (off Route 15) in Leesburg, VA. Approximately 500 volunteers are needed…
Read More125 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs
FALLS CHURCH, VA – September 16, 2014 – Inova Fairfax Hospital as been named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2014 125 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs list. Inova Fairfax Hospital is the only hospital in the Washington DC metro area on the list. The organizations included on this list have orthopedic surgery departments, programs…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Hosting Ninth Annual NICU Reunion
NICU Reunion Reunites Families, Caregivers Leesburg, VA — September 12, 2014 — Inova Loudoun Hospital is hosting the Ninth Annual NICU Reunion on Sunday, September 28 from 2 – 4 p.m. for patients cared for in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Former NICU patients and their families are invited to get together to spend…
Read MoreInova Health System and the Washington Mystics Present Get Movin’ Family Fun Day
Saturday, September 13 at the ProJet Aviation Hangar in Leesburg, VA Leesburg, VA — September 8, 2014 — Inova Health System and the WNBA’s Washington Mystics are proud to announce Get Movin’ Family Fun Day, a free event in celebration of National Family Health & Fitness Day. This family-oriented community event will take place from noon…
Read MoreFirefighters, Police, and Deputy Sheriffs Join “Pink Heals Tour” at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, VA – September 8, 2014 – Firefighters, police officers, and deputy sheriffs will join the national Guardians of the Ribbon, Pink Heals Tour, and its local Virginia Chapters, Monday, September 8, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042 to support women…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital offers a surgical solution for migraines
Minimizing Migraines Chronic headaches, migraines and neuralgias are a constant source of discomfort for people who suffer from them. Migraines are headaches characterized by symptoms including nausea, sensitivity to light, and vomiting, in addition to throbbing head pain. Chronic headaches and neuralgias also involve sharp pain in the head or neck area. For people suffering…
Read MoreSafety Update: Minimally Invasive GYN and Cancer Risk
Utilizing the safest techniques for gynecologic surgery may reduce cancer risk Inova’s Centers of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery are experienced in the most up-to-date and safest procedures. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital performs 96.7% of gynecologic procedures using a minimally invasive approach, which is a wonderful improvement in women’s health care. Recent media attention…
Read MoreInova’s Dr. Thomas Wise Spoke about Dealing with Depression, Substance Abuse with WUSA 9
Dr. Thomas Wise, psychiatrist at Inova Fairfax Hospital, talks about the symptoms and treatment of depression and substance abuse with Andrea Roane on WUSA 9. Watch more
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