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Update: Elective Surgeries are NOT Cancelled
Update: Elective surgeries at Inova Fairfax Hospital are NOT cancelled. Patients with questions please contact your doctor’s office or hospital at 703-776-4001.
Read MoreUpdate: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Lockdown is Lifted
Fairfax County Police has lifted the lockdown on Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Staff can now access the campus. Media inquires should go to Fairfax County Police Media Line, 703-877-3702.
Read MoreInova Awards Grants to Four Local Nonprofit Organizations
FALLS CHURCH, VA ― March 25, 2015 ― Inova’s Population Health Division and Grants Management Office (GMO) this week announced the first four recipients of grants from the Inova Community Health Fund. The fund was developed to encourage collaboration between Inova and local nonprofits in order to best address the health needs of the community.…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital now providing Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) services
“HELP” For Elderly Patients Free program provides assistance for elderly patients to help avoid delirium and declined functioning during their hospital stays. Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is now a part of the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). This free program is designed to aid elderly patients in avoiding delirium and declined functioning during their hospital…
Read MoreInova’s Dr. Miriam Fischer Talks About Dangers of Snow Shoveling with WUSA9
This is a heavy, wet snow. Which means shoveling it will be hard and potentially dangerous. Dr. Miriam Fischer from Inova Fairfax Hospital’s Emergency Department talks to WUSA 9‘s Leslie Foster and Jan Jeffcoat.
Read MoreRobin West, MD, heads up new Inova Sports Medicine Program
Sports Medicine News Inova has started a Sports Medicine Program, and has recruited orthopedic surgeon Robin West, MD, former assistant team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers and former head physician for teams at Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh, to be the program’s Medical Director. “I’ve watched the development of the facility at the University…
Read MoreState-of-the-art ankle replacement returns a champion golfer to form
Back in the Swing Winning golf tournaments is part of Mimi Hoffman’s DNA. But debilitating ankle pain threatened to derail her success. When she competed in the 2013 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, the pain was so severe she could barely walk the course. “I realized if I didn’t do something, my golf career was…
Read MoreTimely, cutting-edge care helps a local stroke patient defy the odds
Not a Second Lost Barbara Detrich knew something was terribly wrong. Her 84-year-old mother Sophie, who’d been cheerfully answering TV game show questions, suddenly went quiet. Her eyes were frozen open and her mouth vibrated. At first, Barbara thought her mother was choking, but when paramedics arrived, they recognized she was having a stroke. Sophie…
Read MoreInova opens new Melanoma & Skin Cancer Center
Skin Care Experts Inova Fairfax Hospital has opened the Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center, the region’s only multispecialty skin cancer program. “Inova is a great place for my team and I to offer our specific training in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of skin cancer,” says Suraj Venna, MD, a board-certified dermatologist…
Read MoreShoulder replacements can restore quality of life
Reach High If you’re experiencing severe pain in your shoulder and you haven’t found relief through nonsurgical treatments like medications or physical therapy, then shoulder replacement surgery may be an option to consider. “Shoulder replacement is a very effective procedure,” says Jeffrey Lovallo, MD, Surgical Director, Inova Shoulder Replacement Program. “The doctors in our program…
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