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Fuel your body: Eat right to play your best
Pro athletes know the importance of eating right. But amateur athletes, too, could up their game by improving their diet. “Nutrition is an important part of performance at any level of play,” said Dr. Peter MacArthur, a primary care physician and part of the Inova Sports Medicine Team, the official hospital network and sports medicine partner…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute at the Inova Fairfax Hospital Receives American College of Cardiology Performance Award
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at the Inova Fairfax Hospital Receives American College of Cardiology Performance Award NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum award recognizes high standards of care Falls Church, VA – August 30, 2016 – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at the Inova Fairfax Hospital Receives American College of Cardiology Performance Award Inova Heart and Vascular…
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital Named Top 100 Community Hospitals for 2016
FAIRFAX, VA – (August 22, 2016) – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review 2016 list of “100 Great Community Hospitals” in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. The hospitals featured on the list have fewer than 550 beds and minimal teaching programs. Some of the hospitals on this…
Read MoreGood news for preemies: Inova Fair Oaks NICU provides comforting, personalized and high-tech care
Prepared for Preemies If Your Preemie or Newborn Needs Acute Medical Care, the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Provides a Comforting, Personalized and High-Tech Option No one wants complications during childbirth, but they are all too often a reality. Laura Koscho, who gave birth at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (IFOH) in…
Read MoreAnesthesia innovation: Nerve block catheter offers easier recovery
All Gain, No Pain For eight months, Barbara Hubbard had tried numerous therapies to relieve the searing pain in her left foot, but when tendonitis in her arch made it constantly painful to walk, she knew surgery was her only answer. Having endured a painful recovery from a previous surgery, the 61-year-old administrative nurse had…
Read MoreInova nurses helped to brighten a toddler’s hospital stay during winter blizzard
A Bright Spot in the Storm What should have been an in-and-out trip to the ER or the pediatrician’s office became a two-day ordeal for the Morrison family when their 16-month-old son, Ryan, came down with an infected lymph node during the blizzard of Jan. 22, 2016. “Because of the storm, offices were closed, and…
Read MoreInova’s 360 service: Personal concierge medicine and executive health care
The Gold Standard in Concierge & Executive Care The physicians and staff at Inova are dedicated to providing a personalized experience for patients. One representation of this is Inova’s 360˚ program, which offers both concierge medicine and an executive health program. “This program, when you look at it, is about providing quality and access,” says…
Read MoreInova Names Michael Maitland, M.D, Ph.D., Director of Therapeutics for the Inova Center for Personalized Health
Maitland will also serve as Associate Director of Cancer Therapeutics for the Inova Schar Cancer FALLS CHURCH, VA – August 16, 2016 – Inova Health System is pleased to welcome Michael Maitland, M.D., Ph.D., where he will serve as the new Director of Therapeutics for the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH) and as Associate Director…
Read MoreThe Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital Elects New Officers
Leesburg, VA – Alexia Orr has been voted in as the 39th President of The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital. Orr and a new slate of officers were recently elected to serve as the new leadership team from July 2016 until July 2018. “It is an honor to represent this dynamic group of women,”…
Read MoreAt-risk patients with blood clots will benefit from Inova Fairfax Hospital’s new pulmonary embolism response team
A “S.W.A.T.” Team for Pulmonary Embolism Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common condition in the United States, with roughly 600,000 cases each year. PE is a vascular emergency, and about one-third of patients who have a PE will die from it. However, if it is recognized and treated early, most patients thrive. PE occurs when…
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