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Inova Blood Donor Services Announces Critical Need for Blood
FALLS CHURCH, VA– Due to high winds today, a blood drive was cancelled which would have collected 100 units. Inova Blood Donor Services is seeking immediate help from blood donors to replace the units to ensure there is an adequate supply of blood for patients in the hospital. There is a critical need for all…
Read MoreSpring isn’t quite here yet: Remember your cold-weather safety precautions
Board certified pediatric emergency physician Dr. Ronnie Waldrop and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. “March roars in like a lion, so fierce, the wind so cold, it seems to pierce. The month rolls…
Read MorePatients Who Received Heart Transplants on the Same Day in the Same Hospital Later Fall in LoveInside Edition
A Virginia man and woman who received heart transplants at the same hospital (Inova Fairfax Hospital0 walked away with much more than they expected when the pair eventually fell in love. Watch more.
Read More2018-2019 Ladies Board Scholarship Applications
Leesburg, VA – The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is accepting applications for nursing school tuition assistance. Scholarships are available to eligible students in various programs of study, including degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Criteria for selection include all of the following: Residence or employment in Loudoun County Enrollment in…
Read MoreLoudoun Half Races Produced by the Ashburn Area Running Club presented by Inova Heart and Vascular Institute – Schaufeld Family Heart Center
8k, Half Marathon, LoCo Mile, LoCo Challenge Produced by the Ashburn Area Running Club Ashburn, VA – The Ashburn Area Running Club’s Loudoun Half Races, presented by Inova Heart and Vascular Institute – Schaufeld Family Heart Center, is proud to announce the fifth running of the Loudoun Half & 8k on April 21 and 22. The…
Read MoreValentine’s Day gifts delivered to patients at Inova Children’s Hospital, ABC 7 – WJLA
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABC7) — Young patients at Inova Children’s Hospital received a special Valentine’s Day surprise from staff members who delivered gifts to their rooms. Read more.
Read MoreA Couple Met After Getting A Heart Transplant On The Same Day & Years Later, They’re In Love, Bustle
It is said that love will mend a broken heart. But when that heart is beyond repair, sometimes love still finds its way in through the cracks — and nobody knows that better than Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja, two strangers who got heart transplants on the same day and ended up falling in love. Givens…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital celebrates its ‘most awarded’ year ever
A proud year for great patient care at Inova Mount Vernon For Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, 2017 will go down as its “most awarded” year yet. It makes sense. When you take outstanding care of people and are committed to clinical excellence and patient safety, the outside world will take note. The hospital’s steady string…
Read MoreStrangers received new hearts on same day — then love happened, TODAY
After they both received heart transplants, Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja recovered in adjacent rooms, unaware that the other existed. They had no idea that their live-saving procedures in June 2011 would give them a new chance at life — and the chance for love. “All of the things that fell into place for us…
Read MoreTwo Heart Transplants, One Love Story
In 2011 — on the same day — Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja received heart transplants at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. A few years later, they started dating. Here’s their story. Valentine’s Day might seem like a silly holiday for some, but for Collin and I, who met at Inova after we received our…
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