Press Release
Inova Updates Masking Policy
Fairfax, VA — Based on current levels of respiratory illness, effective Sunday, February 1, 2026, Inova will suspend the requirement for universal masking for team members, patients and visitors in our emergency departments (EDs) and Inova GoHealth Urgent Cares. Masks will continue to be offered to visitors and provided to team members. While everyone must…
Read MoreInova marks one-year anniversary of Saville Mobile Screening Bus
Delivering lifesaving cancer screenings across Northern Virginia Fairfax, VA – Inova is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center Mobile Screening Bus, a mobile health program designed to bring lifesaving cancer screenings directly to communities where access to preventive care is often limited. In its first year, the mobile…
Read MoreCollis Warner Foundation’s $1 million gift fuels psychiatry residency program at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, VA – Inova is proud to announce a generous $1 million gift from the Collis Warner Foundation to support Inova’s innovative psychiatry residency program. The four-year training program, developed in partnership with Inova Fairfax Hospital and the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute (NVMHI), offers residents the opportunity to train within two of Northern…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer performs first histotripsy procedure in Northern Virginia, expands treatment options for liver tumors
FAIRFAX, VA – Inova Schar Cancer is proud to be the first health system in Northern Virginia and the DC metro area to offer histotripsy, a cutting-edge, FDA-cleared, noninvasive procedure for treating liver tumors. Peter Learn, MD, Mather Chair, Surgical Oncology, Inova Schar Cancer, and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology for the Inova…
Read MoreInova proton therapy shows survival benefit in landmark phase III trial for head and neck cancer patients
FAIRFAX, VA – A new study published today in The Lancet demonstrates a significant survival benefit for patients with oropharyngeal cancers of the head and neck treated with proton therapy compared with traditional radiation therapy (photon therapy). Inova Schar Cancer and The Mather Proton Therapy Center, home to Northern Virginia’s only proton therapy center and…
Read MoreThree Inova hospitals named among U.S. News & World Report’s fifth annual 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
Fairfax, VA – Inova Health is proud to announce that Inova Alexandria Hospital, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, and Inova Loudoun Hospital have all been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as 2026 High Performing hospitals for Maternity Care, the highest distinction awarded in the annual Best Hospitals for Maternity Care study. Notably, this is…
Read MoreGive the gift of life this season
Inova Blood Donor Services announces upcoming community blood drives Leesburg, VA — Inova Blood Donor Services (IBDS) is calling on the community to help save lives by donating blood this holiday season. Blood donations are essential year-round, but as the holidays approach, supplies often run low. Inova invites donors throughout Loudoun County to participate in…
Read MoreInova expands access to care with opening of new Woodbridge Health Center
Fairfax, VA – Inova is expanding access to care in eastern Prince William County with a new outpatient health center located near Potomac Mills. The Inova Health Center – Woodbridge, scheduled to open to patients Dec. 9, is designed to bring a full range of coordinated services under one roof, making it easier for patients…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer Earns international accreditation for stem cell therapy
Fairfax, VA – Inova Schar Cancer has earned internationally-recognized accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT). This accreditation recognizes Inova Schar Cancer’s excellence in delivering safe, high-quality cellular therapies in its cutting-edge program. By demonstrating full compliance with the FACT-JACIE International Standards for Cellular Therapy Product Collection, Processing, and Administration, Inova…
Read MoreInova Nurse recognized nationally with 2025 Magnet Nurse of the Year® Award
Fairfax, VA – Inova is proud to announce that Renee Bloom, MSN, RNC-NIC, RNC-LRN, a NICU RN Unit Supervisor at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, has been named the 2025 National Magnet Nurse of the Year® in the category of New Knowledge, Innovations, and Improvements by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious Magnet Nurse…
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