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Inova Loudoun Hospital Announces Campaign to Support Hospital’s Expansion Event Held at Historic Selma Mansion in Loudoun County
Leesburg, VA — On June 7, Inova Loudoun Hospital unveiled the “Loudoun Rising: Taking Health to New Heights” fundraising campaign. The $20M campaign will support the hospital’s $300M master plan expansion of facilities and services to be completed by 2020. Sharon D. Virts and Scott F. Miller hosted the campaign kickoff at Selma Mansion in…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Receives Level III Trauma Center Designation
Leesburg, VA — Inova Loudoun Hospital has received the Level III trauma center designation from the Virginia Department of Health. This designation means Inova Loudoun will be able to treat patients with more serious, possibly life-threatening injuries. This is the first trauma center in Loudoun County. “In keeping faith with our community, we are now…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital nurses take pride in their work and their hospitals’ many awards and distinctions
Committed to Caring Educational opportunities, a community feel, and award-winning facilities are just a few of the reasons our nurses want to work at Inova Loudoun Hospital Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) is a hub for nursing excellence. In fact, the hospital’s prestigious nursing program was the recipient of some of the industry’s highest distinctions and accolades…
Read MoreLoyal vascular patient travels 13 hours to receive care at Inova Loudoun Hospital’s heart and vascular center
A Journey to Better Health For one Missouri man, care at Inova Loudoun’s Heart and Vascular Institute is worth the 13-hour trip By now, Jim Miller and his wife Teresa practically know by heart the route from their home in Hannibal, Missouri, to the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute – Schaufeld Family Heart Center at…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Launches First Sensory-Friendly Children’s Emergency Room in Washington, DC Area
Leesburg, VA — The Inova Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only pediatric Emergency Room (ER) – is now sensory-friendly. Visiting an ER is often challenging for children, but for those with a sensory processing disorder (SPD) — such as autism — the experience can be particularly difficult. Sounds, smells and chaotic…
Read MorePeace of Mind: Why You Need an Advance Healthcare Directive
Denise T. Mohess, MD, is a member of Inova Medical Group and is medical director for Inova’s Advanced Illness and Geriatric Program. She is board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. Read Dr. Mohess’s profile. If you’re like most people, you have opinions about how you’d like to be cared…
Read MoreFormer Inova Doctor Receives First Brain Surgery at Inova Loudoun Hospital
Brains at Work This former Inova physician was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and received life-altering brain surgery at Inova Loudoun Hospital To say that Gregory Bentz, MD, PhD, was in great health at age 67 is an understatement. An avid runner, the retired Inova physician spent his days training for his 10th marathon. That…
Read MoreInova GYN doctors discuss common cervical health questions
Common Questions about Cervical Health January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and serves as an important reminder for women to be screened. Thanks to increased use of screening tests and advancements in modern medicine, the cervical cancer death rate has decreased by more than 50 percent over the past 30 years. Still, it is estimated…
Read MoreMisdiagnosis: Asthma or Vocal Cord Dysfunction?
Margie M. Comerford, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at the Inova Loudoun Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Center. When I was a teenager I was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma, but the symptoms never quite fit. Years later, while being trained as a speech-language pathologist, I learned about vocal cord dysfunction – and a light bulb went…
Read MoreChildhood Viruses of Winter: Croup
Board Certified Pediatric Emergency Physician Dr. Ronnie Waldrop 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. As a parent or caregiver, odds are high that you’re familiar with runny noses and stomach aches. Indeed, most children wind up…
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