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Groundbreaking Therapy Saves Patient With Pulmonary Embolism
Treatment in Time It was a brisk December afternoon in downtown Fairfax. Roger Eddy was walking to the bank to make a deposit when suddenly he felt dizzy, started to see myriad small bronze-colored stars and then collapsed on the sidewalk. “I was going up an incline and I noticed that I seemed to be…
Read MoreInova’s New Hospital Devoted to Women and Children to Open Next Year
Commitment to Community Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital will soon open their doors in a brand-new location, becoming the largest hospital on the East Coast exclusively dedicated to the care of women and children. Scheduled to open in January 2016, the 660,000-square-foot facility will offer patients a technologically advanced, family-friendly setting featuring all-private…
Read MoreU.S. News releases its hospital rankings. Here’s how your local hospital fared.
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranks first in the Washington region — topping MedStar Washington Hospital Center for the fourth straight year — in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings released Tuesday. Read more.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Names Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Among Best in Washington, DC Area
Washington DC – July 21, 2015 – Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has been ranked the #6 Best Hospital in the Washington, DC metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report. The 2015 ranking is up from #13 in 2014. The hospital also ranked #15 in Virginia (up from #20 in 2014) and earned high performing…
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Names Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Among Best in Washington, DC Area
Washington DC – July 21, 2015 – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been ranked the #3 Best Hospital in the Washington, DC metropolitan area by U.S. News & World Report. The 2015 ranking is up from #9 in 2014. The hospital also ranked #9 in Virginia, up from #14 last year. The annual U.S. News…
Read MoreInova joins The Sequoia Project eHealth Exchange
Now connected to Veterans Administration health records FALLS CHURCH, VA – July 15, 2015 – Inova recently announced that the health system is now a participant in The Sequoia Project’s federal level health information exchange. The Sequoia Project, formerly Healtheway, is a non-profit, public-private partnership that operationally supports the eHealth Exchange. The system now allows for…
Read MoreHow to fight joint pain and increase muscular health
Staying On the Move According to the National Institutes for Health, more than 1 million Americans receive a joint replacement each year. Whether you are among that 1 million, or simply trying to maintain your current level of movement, strengthening your muscles and participating in exercise will have a positive effect on your ability to…
Read MoreReducing the risk of skin cancer
Don’t Get Burned There are many factors that determine the likelihood that you will develop skin cancer, including your genetics and family history of the disease. However, one of the main risk factors — exposure to the sun’s UV rays — can be mitigated if you take the proper preventive steps. One of them is…
Read MoreYoung equestrian gets back in the saddle after head injury
Back in the Saddle It was a November day like any other as 16-year-old Cassandra Good and her friend rode horses in the field near her family′s barn. Having trained for more than a decade in dressage, cross-country and show jumping, Cassandra rode the mare with the confidence of a skilled equestrian. But then something…
Read MoreFitness fanatic finds relief from reverse shoulder procedure
Reaching for Relief Just eight weeks after her shoulder replacement, exercise enthusiast Susan Frankowski took a cardio and strength-training class. Feeling zero pain, the 73-year-old was back to her active lifestyle. But in the months leading up to her surgery, Frankowski was in constant severe pain. She couldn’t sleep on her side or reach above…
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