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U.S. News & World Report Names Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Among the Best in Washington DC Metro
Media Contact: Rita Wakefield, 703-664-7109 Washington, D.C. – July 16, 2013 – Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has been ranked #14 in Washington DC metro area by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital is also ranked as high-performing in Orthopedics. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that…
Read MoreInova and Operation Walk Virginia Give the Gift of Walking
Operation Walk Virginia, a non-profit group founded in 2006 and led by Gerard Engh, MD, Medical Director, Inova Joint Replacement Center, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, will be providing free knee and hip replacement surgeries to ten local people that have no insurance and no ability to pay for their surgery – (December 7, 2012). We are…
Read MoreQuality Matters – Inova’s 2011/2012 Quality Report
(November 12, 2012) – First, do no harm – it’s a defining mandate for those who devote their lives to caring for others’ health. Recent studies have shown, however, that approximately 100,000 patients nationwide die unnecessarily in healthcare institutions. Several national organizations, including the Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Agency…
Read MoreU.S. News Ranks Inova Fairfax Hospital # 1 in the Washington, DC Metro Area
All Inova Hospitals Rank in top 20 FALLS CHURCH, VA – (July 18, 2012) – U.S. News & World Report today released its annual Best Hospitals rankings, citing Inova Fairfax Hospital as the top Washington, DC Metro hospital. All of Inova Health System’s five hospitals advanced to the top 20 with 4 in the top…
Read MorePower Restored at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital experienced a power outage yesterday, May 21, that was reported in The Washington Post blog. As a follow-up to the story, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital’s staff would like to commend the extraordinary efforts of Dominion Virginia Power to repair a failed power transformer, caused by a faulty hospital transfer switch. We…
Read MoreInova Joint Replacement Team Named in Orthopedics Today
Research Highlights Social Support Can Reduce Stress and Improve Healing During Joint Replacement Process Alexandria, VA – (May 25, 2011) — Research performed by the Inova Joint Replacement Patient Care Operations Team was recently highlighted in May 2010 issue of Orthopedics Today. This team, comprised of joint replacement clinical managers from Inova hospitals, spearheaded research…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital Surgeon Named Among Top in Nation
Publication Highlights 70 Knee Surgeons in U.S. Alexandria, VA- (January 4, 2011)—Gerard Engh, MD, Surgeon, Orthopedics, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital, was recently named among the nation’s top 70 knee surgeons by Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review, which provides business and legal news about orthopedic practices. The publication evaluated physicians based on their awards, leadership, published…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit Earns Reaccreditation
Hospital Is Only One in DC Metro Region Awarded This Distinction Alexandria, VA – (November 18, 2010) — Inova Mount Vernon Hospital’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit was granted a four-year reaccreditation with special distinction by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS), a recognition earned by less than twenty percent of accredited medical facilities in the…
Read MoreSeven Patients to Receive Hip and Knee Replacements
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Teams with Operation Walk Alexandria, VA – (November 15, 2010) – Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Operation Walk Virginia will help a construction worker, bartender, chauffeur, and grandmother receive hip and knee replacements on Nov. 20. Seven individuals, who suffer from debilitating joint pain, will have a new reason to give…
Read MorePatients to Receive Free Joint Replacements During First DC area Operation Walk at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
**Media Advisory** Alexandria – (November 4, 2010) – Inova Mount Vernon Hospital and Operation Walk have partnered to offer free hip or knee replacements to qualifying patients. This Operation Walk event is comprised of a team of surgeons, internists, anesthesiologists, nurses, therapists and other clinical staff who will donate their time, equipment and joint replacements…
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