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Inova and other local hospitals prepare to treat Ebola
Inova’s Sujata H. Ambardar, MD, shares how Inova and other local hospitals have prepared to treat Ebola with WUSA 9.
Read MoreInova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program One of the First Programs Accredited by Pulmonary Hypertension Association
Falls Church, VA – September 29, 2014 – The Pulmonary Hypertension Association recently accredited and announced its first six Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers (PHCC), including the Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program. These six centers participated in the PHCC Pilot Program, which helped to solidify the accreditation criteria and to refine the process for…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital offers advanced asthma treatment
Breathe Easy Inova Fairfax Hospital is among the first hospitals in the DC area offering a new procedure that helps patients with severe asthma. The procedure is bronchial thermoplasty; it uses mild heat to reduce excess smooth muscle tissue in the patient’s airway so that the airway has less capacity to constrict. This reduces wheezing,…
Read MoreA brave young girl thrives after complex brain surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Team Daphne A local six year old, after being diagnosed with a dangerous malignant brain tumor, was immediately flown to Inova L. J. Children’s Hospital in Falls Church, VA. It was there that Inova’s Pediatric Neurosciences team, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and many other experts at Inova Children’s Hospital took her successfully through a 16-hour…
Read More125 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs
FALLS CHURCH, VA – September 16, 2014 – Inova Fairfax Hospital as been named on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2014 125 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs list. Inova Fairfax Hospital is the only hospital in the Washington DC metro area on the list. The organizations included on this list have orthopedic surgery departments, programs…
Read MoreFirefighters, Police, and Deputy Sheriffs Join “Pink Heals Tour” at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Falls Church, VA – September 8, 2014 – Firefighters, police officers, and deputy sheriffs will join the national Guardians of the Ribbon, Pink Heals Tour, and its local Virginia Chapters, Monday, September 8, 2014, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, 3300 Gallows Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042 to support women…
Read MoreSafety Update: Minimally Invasive GYN and Cancer Risk
Utilizing the safest techniques for gynecologic surgery may reduce cancer risk Inova’s Centers of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery are experienced in the most up-to-date and safest procedures. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital performs 96.7% of gynecologic procedures using a minimally invasive approach, which is a wonderful improvement in women’s health care. Recent media attention…
Read MoreInova’s Dr. Thomas Wise Spoke about Dealing with Depression, Substance Abuse with WUSA 9
Dr. Thomas Wise, psychiatrist at Inova Fairfax Hospital, talks about the symptoms and treatment of depression and substance abuse with Andrea Roane on WUSA 9. Watch more
Read MoreImpact of AACN CSI Academy Reaches Beyond the Program at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
An Inova Fairfax team collaborated to reduce central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) by 80%! The case study was recently featured in AACN’s Bold Voices.
Read MoreYork County heart transplant recipient to throw first pitch for Baltimore Orioles, The York Daily Record, July 30, 2014
Scott Fahs was a heart transplant recipient at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital in October 2013 and on Saturday he’ll be throwing out the first pitch at the Baltimore Orioles game. Read more
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