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Fairfax athlete overcomes severe injury with help from Inova Fair Oaks spine doctors
Personal Best Inova’s neurosurgery and spine experts keep a talented athlete with spinal-cord injury on the move Last year, Leigh Neary achieved an impressive feat: She finished her division’s 2017 International Distance Lake Anna Triathlon. Her joy and pride – as well as the applause she received – were especially powerful considering a trauma she experienced…
Read MoreThrow away prescription drugs safely at an Inova “Take Back” dropoff box
At Your Disposal “Prescription Take Back Boxes” are now installed at Inova Fair Oaks and Inova Loudoun Hospital In another step to help curb the opioid epidemic in the community, Inova now has dropoff boxes for safe disposal of unused drugs at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital and Inova Loudoun Hospital. People can now bring all…
Read MoreInova Launches Drug Take Back Program at Two Hospital Locations
Leesburg, VA — In another step to help curb access to and abuse of pharmaceuticals, including opioids, which are currently abused at epidemic proportions nationally and regionally, Inova Loudoun and Inova Fair Oaks hospitals are pleased to announce the launch of the Drug Take Back Program. This service will avoid inappropriate access to medications for…
Read MoreInova Fair Oaks Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association Award recognizes Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care. Fairfax, Va, May 29, 2018 ― Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (IFOH) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most…
Read MoreInova Reduces Opioid Prescribing in the ED
Martin Brown, MD, is board certified in Emergency Medicine and he serves as the Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Dr. Brown has served on the Inova System Opioid Task Force and on the Alexandria City Opioid Work Group. Since 2015, Dr. Brown and the Inova Alexandria Hospital Emergency Department…
Read MoreInteractive Map: DC, Maryland Hospitals Make Strides in Safety Rankings, NBC Washington
Overall, Virginia has some of the best hospitals in the country and D.C. and Maryland have some of the worst when it comes to avoiding medical errors, injuries and infections, a report released Tuesday found. Read more.
Read MoreThank You to the House of Delegates for Supporting the Health of all Virginians, Loudoun Now
Op-Ed By Dr. J. Stephen Jones, CEO of Inova; Howard P. Kern, president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare; and Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic. Read more.
Read MoreInova Board Names J. Stephen Jones as New Chief Executive Officer
FALLS CHURCH, VA – The Inova Health System Board of Trustees announced that J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS, a nationally recognized leader in urological oncology as well as clinical transformation at Cleveland Clinic, will become Inova’s CEO and a member of its Board of Trustees effective April 9. Dr. Jones, the current president of Cleveland…
Read MoreNew CEO named to lead Inova hospitals, health-care facilities, The Washington Post
A new CEO has been named to lead Inova’s network of hospitals and health-care clinics that serve more than two million patients annually in the region, the nonprofit health organization announced Wednesday. J. Stephen Jones, a doctor who is the current president of the Cleveland Clinic network of hospital and health-care centers, is set to…
Read MoreInova uses survey data to improve patient processes and communication
Focus on the Patient Experience: Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Receiving a patient satisfaction survey after a hospital stay or procedure is a common occurrence for people across the country, including those who’ve come to Inova. But what happens to that data? Julie Hudtloff, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital‘s Senior Patient Experience Leader, answers some questions about…
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