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Inova Fair Oaks helps spinal surgery patient return to the golf course
Back In The Swing When Mickey Filipponi slipped on a tile floor and fell during a vacation last year, the pain was excruciating – but in some ways, the frustration was even worse. At age 68, he’d experienced back and neck issues for nearly 30 years, partially as a result of a severe car accident.…
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital’s “Child Life” services help young patients feel at ease
Easing Anxiety for our younger patients To help children and families achieve a sense of calm and well-being during hospital visits, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital now offers Child Life Services. Child Life specialists are available in the Emergency Center and throughout the hospital to ease the anxiety and stress patients and their families may experience.…
Read MoreKnow the Signs of Stroke: Every Minute Counts
Stroke can strike at any time Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. A stroke cuts off oxygen to the brain, which causes brain cells to die. “FAST”: the most common warning signs of stroke The signs of stroke can be varied, but the…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Announces Campaign to Support Hospital’s Expansion Event Held at Historic Selma Mansion in Loudoun County
Leesburg, VA — On June 7, Inova Loudoun Hospital unveiled the “Loudoun Rising: Taking Health to New Heights” fundraising campaign. The $20M campaign will support the hospital’s $300M master plan expansion of facilities and services to be completed by 2020. Sharon D. Virts and Scott F. Miller hosted the campaign kickoff at Selma Mansion in…
Read MoreNew ER at Inova Mount Vernon Puts Patients First
A New Era of Patient Care for the Mount Vernon, VA Area New Emergency Department at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital: Bigger, Better, Faster A new era in patient care began in the Mount Vernon and Alexandria community in November 2016 when Inova Mount Vernon Hospital formally dedicated and opened the Veatch Family Emergency Department and…
Read MorePatients with spinal cord injuries are walking again with help from Inova Mount Vernon’s ReWalk clinic
First Steps Back The Inova Rehabilitation Center (www.inova.org/IRC) is now offering certain patients with spinal cord injuries the opportunity to learn how to walk again using an innovative new technology. The ReWalk exoskeleton clinic, which began in April at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, is the first available in Northern Virginia. “Inova is opening the ReWalk…
Read MoreInova: Uncovering Breakthrough Insights that Help Save Lives Cloudera
With Cloudera Enterprise, Inova researchers can answer questions magnitudes faster than they could previously to help the organization realize its goal of delivering precision medicine. Watch more.
Read MoreLorton HealthPlex to hold Family Fun Day Saturday, June 24, 2017
News from Lorton Family Fun Day 2017, awards, and new staff at the Inova HealthPlex – Lorton Family Fun Day: Sat., June 24, 2017 It’s hard to believe, but summer is right around the corner. The staff of Inova HealthPlex – Lorton cordially invites you to its third annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 24.…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital receives two national patient safety awards
Safety First In April, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH) received two prestigious patient safety awards from prominent national patient advocacy organizations: the Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades. An “A” in hospital patient safety Inova Mount Vernon was one of only 823 hospitals nationwide to receive an “A” hospital patient safety ranking by The Leapfrog Group, a…
Read MoreSpine surgery patients, doctors benefit from Inova’s new O-arm imaging tool
Seeing Is Believing O-arm Mobile Surgical Imaging System helps lessen radiation exposure and improve spine surgery results In February, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH) added a new element to their award-winning surgical program: a spine surgery imaging system for the operating room called the O-arm. Manufactured by Medtronic, the O-arm is the gold standard of intraoperative spinal imaging…
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