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Donate the Gift of Life for Your Chance to Win a Pair of Tickets to the Game of a Lifetime: The NHL Final!!
Sterling, VA – Are you cheering for the Washington Capitals? The Official Blood Collection Agency of the Washington Capitals, Inova Blood Donor Services, is giving fans a unique opportunity to Rock the Red and cheer on the Capitals with a blood donation. Donors who donate at specific blood drives and donor centers over the next few…
Read MoreNew facility will help sexual assault victims in Loudoun County, ABC 7 – WJLA
LEESBURG, Va. (ABC7) — A first-of-its-kind resource for survivors of sexual assault will soon open its doors in Loudoun County. The new Forensic Assessment and Consultation Team, also known as the FACT Department, will be open at INOVA Loudoun’s Cornwall Campus in downtown Leesburg by the end of the month. Read more.
Read MoreCritical Need for O Negative Universal Blood Donors for Community Blood Supply
Sterling, VA – Did you know that individuals with O Negative blood are universal donors, but are not universal recipients? Those with O- blood can only receive the same blood type and currently, our community has a critically low supply. Meet Jennifer: Jennifer is a mother, wife, sister, and friend in need of lifesaving blood…
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association Award recognizes Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care. Fairfax, Va, May 29, 2018 ― Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (IFOH) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most…
Read MoreLadies Board Awards $110,500 to Nursing Students
Leesburg, VA — The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is pleased to announce that it has awarded 51 nursing scholarships, totaling $110,500. The recipients represent 19 different accredited schools, including Loudoun’s Monroe Technology Center, and are enrolled in programs at the licensed practical nurse (LPN), associate, bachelor, and master’s levels. Among the scholarships given…
Read MorePresident George W. Bush Headlines Record-Breaking Fundraiser for Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Dinner Raises more than $26 Million, Largest Single Night Non-Profit Fundraiser in DC area FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, MAY 18, 2018 – President George W. Bush and former White House advisor Karl Rove reunited Thursday to help raise more than $26 million for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute, setting a new record for a single-event non-profit…
Read MoreOpioid reduction success at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Prescription for Safety Addressing the opioid crisis: Inova’s new mindset for pain management We’ve all seen the grim statistics. Opioids kill more than 140 people every day in the United States. They cost our country tens of billions of dollars in treatment and lost productivity each year. Here in Virginia, 1,400 people died of opioid-related…
Read MorePulmonary Rehab helps patients regain lung function, strength and endurance
Breathe Easier It’s an all too-frequent dilemma. Those with an acute or chronic respiratory condition feel they should avoid physical activity because it can worsen their shortness of breath (also called dyspnea), characterized by difficult or labored breathing. However, as their activity level decreases, they become deconditioned. “That means you lose endurance to tolerate even…
Read MoreBaby born at 26 weeks now thrives due to care at Inova Alexandria’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Little Miracles Victoria Katherine Harron came into this world last Aug. 24, weighing less than 25 ounces and barely fitting in her mother’s hand. She took her first out-of-the-womb breath after an emergency C-section at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Immediately after delivery, Victoria was transferred to the hospital’s Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Dana…
Read MoreAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes the Progressive Care Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital with silver Beacon Award for Excellence
Leesburg, VA — The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a silver-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Progressive Care Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital. This is the third designation of the Beacon Award for the unit. The Beacon Award for Excellence is a significant milestone on the path to exceptional patient care…
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