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Want 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.…
Read MoreInova and Operation Walk Virginia Give the Gift of Walking
Operation Walk Virginia, a non-profit group founded in 2006 and led by Gerard Engh, MD, Medical Director, Inova Joint Replacement Center, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, will be providing free knee and hip replacement surgeries to ten local people that have no insurance and no ability to pay for their surgery – (December 7, 2012). We are…
Read MoreATM Skimmer Devices Found on Inova Campuses
We want to let you know about two ATM scanning devices that were found at two of our hospitals this week. Neither of these bank machines are either owned or “monitored” by Inova. They are located on hospital property but banking institutions are responsible for their maintenance and management – (November 30, 2012). On Nov.…
Read MoreInova and Aetna Present ‘Wellaware’: A Free Wellness Event for Seniors
** MEDIA ADVISORY ** (November 29, 2012) WHO: Representatives from Aetna Medicare and InovaWHAT: To help seniors in the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area take steps toward healthier lives, Inova and Aetna are presenting a morning of valuable information and fun activities. “WellAware” will feature: A presentation about proven ways to age successfully; Tai chi, qigong,…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Medical Campus Expansion Highlights Environmental Sustainability
LEED certification sought for “green building” design Falls Church, VA – (November 27, 2012) — When it opens in January 2013, Inova Fairfax Hospital’s new medical/surgical tower will be the first building project in Inova history to have been designed and constructed based on criteria established by the U.S. Green Building Council as part of…
Read MoreLights of Love 2012 Celebration at Inova Loudoun Hospital
(November 26, 2012) – The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital will celebrate the gift of loved ones at the annual Lights of Love tree lighting ceremony on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm in the atrium at the Inova Loudoun hospital’s Lansdowne campus. “We invite members of the community, hospital workers, patients, and…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital’s quality commitment to the community
Dear Neighbors in Loudoun County, (November 15, 2012) – More than an ideal, “quality” has become a buzzword in healthcare. The nationwide interest in quality measurement and evaluation is welcome news to us at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Whether treating disease or promoting wellness, we have dedicated our lives to giving the very best care possible…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Foundation Gives Thanks for Recent Gift
Leesburg, VA – (November 15, 2012) – This Thanksgiving season the Inova Loudoun Hospital Foundation is giving thanks. The Foundation has just received an extraordinary $1.5 million gift from Mike and Teresa Wheeler for the Cornwall Cares Campaign to name the emergency department at the Cornwall campus in downtown Leesburg in honor of Teresa’s parents,…
Read MoreThe Inova Community Responds to Post-Sandy Challenges
(November 12, 2012) – Inova is now raising funds to support the recovery and re-building efforts required in communities’ hardest-hit by Hurricane Sandy. Inova is adopting the Visiting Nurse Association Health Group headquaterd in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group, New Jersey’s leading nonprofit provider of home health, hospice and community…
Read MoreQuality Matters – Inova’s 2011/2012 Quality Report
(November 12, 2012) – First, do no harm – it’s a defining mandate for those who devote their lives to caring for others’ health. Recent studies have shown, however, that approximately 100,000 patients nationwide die unnecessarily in healthcare institutions. Several national organizations, including the Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency…
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