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Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital Achieves ChildKind Certification
Designation Recognizes Hospital’s Strong Commitment to Pediatric Pain Prevention and Management Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital recently achieved certification from ChildKind International, a global organization dedicated to improving the quality of pediatric pain care around the world. The designation recognizes healthcare facilities that have implemented standardized, institution-wide, collaborative approaches to the prevention and treatment of…
Read MoreInova Congenital Cardiology Program Offers Full Spectrum of Care
Updated as of May 2025 For more than 30 years, Inova has provided specialized care to children with congenital heart disease (CHD) through Inova Children’s Heart Center. An adult program launched in 1994 to give pediatric CHD patients a seamless transition to continue under our care. The program provides a medical home with expert care…
Read MoreInova Health System Launches Inova Children’s General and Thoracic Surgery
Expanded Network Enhances Regional Access to World-Class Pediatric Specialty Care Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System announced the opening of Inova Children’s General and Thoracic Surgery adjacent to Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital on Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, in Fairfax, Virginia. Surgeons and advanced practice providers from the Pediatric Surgical Group of Fairfax Neonatal…
Read MoreSuperheroes “Drop In” to Cheer Up Kids at Inova Children’s Hospital
Pediatric patients were delighted yesterday to see actual superheroes scaling down the side of Inova L. J. Murphy Children’s Hospital outside their windows. The real-life heroes were members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department who had dressed as comic book superheroes to help cheer up and inspire the young patients. Rappelling down with…
Read MoreInova Health System Launches Inova Children’s Cardiology
Expanded Network Enhances Regional Access to World-Class Pediatric Specialty Care Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System announces the opening of Inova Children’s Cardiology, an outpatient pediatric cardiology practice with eight locations in Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. Pediatrix® Medical Group practices, Pediatric Cardiology Associates and Children’s Cardiology Associates, are joining Inova to form Inova…
Read MoreInova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital Attains Level I Verification from the American College of Surgeons
Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital has been named a Level I Verified Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program (ACS CSV). Developed to improve the quality of pediatric surgical care, the ACS CSV program is based on other nationally recognized ACS quality improvement programs that have measurably…
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Names Inova Fairfax Medical Campus #1 in Virginia and DC
Inova Gynecology and Neurology Rank Nationally Falls Church, VA – Inova is proud to announce that once again, Inova Health System has been recognized as the region’s leading health system. Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (IFMC) claimed the top spot in the U.S. News & World Report 2021-22 Best Hospitals report with a number one overall…
Read MoreInova Announces Transformational Gift and Will Rename Children’s Hospital
Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System today announced it has received a gift to its pediatric program from local pediatrician, Laurence J. Murphy, MD, who has served children and their families in Northern Virginia for more than four decades. In recognition of Dr. Murphy’s generous gift, Inova will rename the Inova Children’s Hospital building…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Receives Magnet® Designation for Nursing Excellence
Also Cited as “Exemplar” for a Best Practice Care Model Falls Church, VA – (December 16, 2020) – Inova Fairfax Hospital is proud to announce it has once again been designated as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Magnet status is considered the highest organizational honor awarded for nursing excellence. Currently…
Read More18 Inova Nurses Selected as 2020 Star Nurses Finalists by Washington Post
Falls Church, VA – Among tens of thousands of registered nurses working in the Washington, DC metro area, 18 extraordinary nurses from Inova Alexandria Hospital, Inova Children’s Hospital, Inova Loudoun Hospital and Inova Mount Vernon Hospital have been selected as 2020 Star Nurses Finalists. This new award program is co-sponsored by The Washington Post and…
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