Inova in the News
Valentine’s Day gifts delivered to patients at Inova Children’s Hospital, ABC 7 – WJLA
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABC7) — Young patients at Inova Children’s Hospital received a special Valentine’s Day surprise from staff members who delivered gifts to their rooms. Read more.
Read MoreA Couple Met After Getting A Heart Transplant On The Same Day & Years Later, They’re In Love, Bustle
It is said that love will mend a broken heart. But when that heart is beyond repair, sometimes love still finds its way in through the cracks — and nobody knows that better than Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja, two strangers who got heart transplants on the same day and ended up falling in love. Givens…
Read MoreStrangers received new hearts on same day — then love happened, TODAY
After they both received heart transplants, Taylor Givens and Collin Kobelja recovered in adjacent rooms, unaware that the other existed. They had no idea that their live-saving procedures in June 2011 would give them a new chance at life — and the chance for love. “All of the things that fell into place for us…
Read MoreManaging and preventing a UTI just got easier, Northern Virginia Magazine
Dr. Dana Rice, a urologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital, has developed a phone app called UTI Tracker for women and men who experience bladder pain and problematic urinary symptoms, including urinary tract infections. Read more.
Read MoreMedical Community Places High Priority On Raising Awareness About Heart Valve Disease, The Baltimore Times
Medical experts say heart valve disease affects at least five million Americans, but three in four U.S. adults know little about the illness, which is treatable but can be deadly. They say warning signs are key to detection. “Symptoms are often unrecognized at first and tend to be rather nondescript. Since it tends to affect…
Read MoreThe Importance of Infants’ Exposure to Micro-Organisms, New York Times
Many studies have strongly suggested that the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the human body influence our current and future health and may account for the rising incidence of several serious medical conditions now plaguing Americans, young and old. Dr. Suchitra Hourigan, a pediatric gastroenterologist and director of the Inova Translational Medicine Institute in Falls…
Read MoreHealthgrades’ 250 top hospitals for clinical excellence, Becker’s Hospital Review
Healthgrades named the 250 recipients of its 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence Jan. 23. Hospitals recognized with this award performed among the top 5 percent in the nation for at least 21 of 32 inpatient conditions and procedures analyzed by Healthgrades. Read more. Includes: Inova Alexandria Hospital Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) Inova…
Read MoreDistinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ Recipients 2018, Healthgrades
Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence are hospitals rated in the top 5% in the nation with the lowest risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across at least 21 of 32 common conditions and procedures. Patients treated in hospitals receiving the Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award have, on average, a lower risk of dying than if they…
Read MoreJames B. Murray Jr. and Todd A. Stottlemyer: Higher education investments and business partnerships can transform Virginia, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia’s able new leaders have pledged bipartisan collaboration. Crafting a new investment strategy for the commonwealth would be an excellent place to start. Read more.
Read MoreINOVA Partnership Expands Rehab Services to County RECenters, Fairfax County Government
Thanks to a new partnership between our Park Authority and Inova, medically-based rehabilitative services, along with community-based exercise programs, are all available under one roof at select county facilities. Read more.
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