IFH
Inova Fairfax Hospital improves service thanks to patient feedback surveys
We care about your your feedback Hospital HCAHPS surveys lead to positive changes in patient care Patients are pleased with the care they receive at Inova Fairfax Hospital (and the other units housed on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus like the Heart and Vascular Institute, Women’s Hospital, and Inova Children’s Hospital), according to the Hospital…
Read MorePatient with epilepsy gets life-changing treatment at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Although Leila Ait Abdedaim was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 20, she’d already had a lifetime of struggles with the condition. Her symptoms began when she was just 3 months old. In her home country of Morocco, epilepsy is often left untreated, so it wasn’t until she came to the United States that all of…
Read MoreOrdinary citizens learn to help in a mass casualty event at Inova’s “Stop the Bleed” workshops
The Other First Responders After the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012, the Hartford Consensus was formed to evaluate emergency response processes and recommend changes in how quickly victims are treated. Recommendations call on those present at the time of an event to render care to stop life-threatening blood loss until help from police…
Read MoreInova installs world’s smallest pacemaker: First in Northern Virginia
Keeping Pace A pacemaker is a small device whose main purpose is to prevent the heart from beating too slowly. Recently, electrophysiologist Aysha Arshad, MD, and a team of experts at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI), implanted what is believed to be the world’s smallest pacemaker. Inova is the first to implant such a…
Read MoreThe Society for Women’s Health Research Elects Roberta L. Gartside, MD, as Incoming Chair of Its Board of Directors
Washington, DC —The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) announced the unanimous election of Roberta L. Gartside, MD, as the new Chair of its Board of Directors for 2018-2019. As a business leader with a strong commitment to nonprofit service, Dr. Gartside will lead the organization’s mission-based efforts to eliminate imbalances in care for women…
Read MoreInova’s heart team gives emergency lifesaving care to a young soldier from Walter Reed
Victory on the Home Front All the way from Kosovo: A U.S. Army specialist with rapidly declining heart function due to infection was transferred via Macedonia, then Germany, then Walter Reed Medical Center, and finally to Inova to receive life-saving care. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine took the burden off his heart and lungs…
Read MoreFocus on Inova Fairfax Nurses: Dan Blair, RN, BSN, Pediatrics
A Passion for Kids Dan Blair, RN, BSN Pediatrics Dan Blair’s interest in becoming a pediatric nurse began at 19 when he worked for three summers at a camp in Virginia for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. “Having the experience with those kids at a summer camp and helping to take the everyday stress and social…
Read MoreFocus on Inova Fairfax Nurses: Mary Dellinger, RN, BSN, ANP, CRNFA
A Heartfelt Adventure Mary Dellinger, RN, BSN, ANP, CRNFA Cardiac Vascular Operating Room Mary Dellinger, RN, BSN, ANP, CRNFA, remembers being a certified registered nurse first assistant in the operating room when the D.C. area’s first heart transplant took place at Inova 30 years ago. That patient is currently one of only a handful of…
Read MoreFocus on Inova Fairfax Nurses: Sally Jewart, RN, Neurosciences
The Knowledge Seeker Sally Jewart, RN, Neurosciences Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Whenever Sally Jewart, RN, is walking through the Neurosciences Department at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, she’s often thinking of what she’s learned that day. Although she’s been a nurse for 26 years, what Jewart values most is the ability to connect with others —…
Read MoreInova Names Maureen Sintich Chief Nurse Executive
Falls Church, VA,– Inova this week named Maureen Sintich, DNP, MBA, RN, WHNP-BC, as its new Chief Nurse Executive (CNE) and Executive Vice President. In this role, Sintich will lead Inova’s Nursing Professional Practice team and six Chief Nursing Officers representing Inova’s five hospitals and nursing informatics. Maureen most recently served as Senior Vice President…
Read More