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All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs): Get the facts about safety
Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN is the Trauma Services Educator at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Inova Loudoun Hospital is a designated Level III Trauma Center – Loudoun County’s first and only trauma center. With the spring and summer months just on the horizon, we find ourselves turning to the great outdoors. A popular activity is driving…
Read More5 Signs It’s Time for Joint Replacement Surgery
Nauman Akhtar, MD, is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery. He specializes in arthritis and joint replacement and serves as Medical Director of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Joint Replacement Program. If you’re living with arthritis, you are all too familiar with pain and stiffness in your joints. As those symptoms worsen over time, you might be wondering…
Read MoreAddressing the Long-Term Health Consequences of Childhood Abuse
Mary Hale is the Director for Safety Net Clinics, Director of the Inova Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultations Teams (FACT). She oversees the day-to-day operations of FACT, including policies, staffing and community engagement. Ariel Ward is a Forensic Nurse Examiner and recently became a Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) for the department. As a CNE, she…
Read MoreNew resource coming to Leesburg for sexual assault, domestic violence victims, WTOP
WASHINGTON — A new department dedicated to helping sexual assault and domestic violence victims will open in Leesburg, Virginia, in May. The department is part of Inova Loudoun Hospital and will be called the Forensic Assessment and Consultation Team (FACT). FACT will provide medical evaluation, forensic evidence collection and medical and emotional support to those who come…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Partners with Loudoun County Public Schools’ EDGE Academy to Name New Surgical Robot
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) partnered with Loudoun County Public Schools’ EDGE Academy to name its latest robotic technology, the da Vinci® Xi Surgical System. This state-of-the-art equipment provides an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional minimally invasive surgery, putting a surgeon’s hands at the controls of the robotic platform. The…
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 MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Announces New Resource for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Victims
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital is pleased to announce the Charles B. and Betty G. Ewing FACT Department – home of the Inova Loudoun Hospital Ewing Forensic Assessment and Consultation Team (FACT) will open in May 2018. Sexual assault and domestic violence victims will be able to go any time – day or night—…
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 MoreUnderstanding Sensory Processing Disorders
Child Life Specialist Allyson Halverson and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. It is also the first and only sensory-friendly ER in the region. Kacie Demetros is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist at Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Outpatient…
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.
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