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Inova ElderLink recipient of USAging Aging Achievement Award
Fairfax, VA — Inova ElderLink, a service promoting the well-being, safety and independence of older adults and their caregivers throughout Fairfax County, has received the prestigious USAging 2025 Aging Achievement Award for its program ‘Exploring the Dimensions of Aging through Virtual Reality’. The program allows participants to experience life from the perspective of older adults,…
Read MoreInova-led study finds positive long-term health outcomes in concussion patients treated with clinical-profiles-informed care
Fairfax, VA – A new study, co-led by Inova Sports Medicine, offers encouraging news for people recovering from concussion. Published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, the study found that 85% of concussion patients who received clinical-profiles-informed care reported favorable long-term health-related quality of life scores one to six years after injury. Clinical-profiles-informed care…
Read MoreGroundbreaking Inova study finds potential link between long-distance running and colon cancer
Fairfax, VA – A groundbreaking new study led by Tim Cannon, MD, Sheridan Director, Molecular Tumor Board and Co-Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program at Inova Schar Cancer, has revealed a potential link between extreme endurance exercise and increased risk of advanced colon cancer in younger adults, raising new questions about screening for high-performance athletes.…
Read MoreInova joins the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)
Fairfax, VA — Inova announced today that it is joining the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), an industry-led coalition committed to developing industry best practices and frameworks to further innovation, safety and security for health AI. As a coalition bringing together leaders and experts across the community of health systems, patient advocates, researchers, professional associations,…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Emergency Department recognized for excellence
Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award recipients announced Fairfax, VA – The Inova Fairfax Hospital Adult Emergency Department has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, which recognizes leadership, practice, education and advocacy – resulting in improved patient care and staff wellbeing. “As the third busiest emergency department in…
Read MoreGilchrist and Inova partner to bring expert hospice care to Northern Virginia
Fairfax, VA – Inova, Northern Virginia’s premier nonprofit healthcare system, and Gilchrist, Maryland’s leading nonprofit provider of geriatric, palliative, and hospice care, today announced a strategic joint venture to expand compassionate, integrated hospice care into Northern Virginia. Patient care through the Inova-Gilchrist collaboration is expected to begin in early 2026. Gilchrist Hospice and Inova bring…
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Names Inova Fairfax Hospital #1 Best Hospital in Virginia and Washington, DC for Fifth Year in a Row
Fairfax, VA – Inova is proud to announce that Inova Fairfax Hospital has been named the #1 Best Hospital in Virginia and the Washington, DC metropolitan region by U.S. News & World Report for the fifth consecutive year. Inova Fairfax Hospital also ranked #32 in the nation for Obstetrics and Gynecology care, up from #36 in 2024. Inova Alexandria…
Read MoreInova and the Virginia ACCESS Hub launch new study to evaluate multi-cancer detection tests
Inova, VCU, and Sentara enrolling participants in national study of blood tests designed to detect multiple cancer types Fairfax, VA – July 18, 2025 – Inova is now recruiting participants for the Vanguard Study, a national study of an innovative blood test that screens for several types of cancer. Researchers will evaluate whether these Multi-Cancer…
Read MoreInova awards funding to regional healthcare providers
Fairfax, VA — Yesterday Inova provided over $1 million to associated nonprofit healthcare organizations working to address the social drivers of health and well-being of Northern Virginians. This year, Inova’s Division of Community Health celebrated 24 community partners who are recipients of Inova Community Health Opportunities funding. Selected from more than one hundred applications, these…
Read MoreInova Cares Clinics and Inova Juniper Program open in Herndon
Fairfax, VA — Today, Inova celebrated the grand opening of the relocation and expansion of care at a new site at 365 Herndon Parkway, Suite 105, Herndon, Virginia. Inova Cares for Families (ICF), Inova Cares for Women (ICW), Inova Cares for Children (ICC) and Inova Juniper (IJ) clinics are now located together, making it easier…
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