Press Release
Life with Cancer Launches New, Patient-Friendly Web Site
Site Features Easy-to-Use Online Calendar and Registration; Improved Accessibility and Resources for Patients, Families Falls Church, VA – (December 1, 2009) – Life with Cancer®, part of Inova Health System and Northern Virginia’s only community-based, non-profit cancer education and support organization, has launched its new Web site, lifewithcancer.org. The site introduces a revamped, user-friendly look with…
Read MoreInova Health System Expands Behavioral Health Services
Fairfax, Loudoun Counties Get Vital Mental Health Services Falls Church, VA – (November 23, 2009) – Inova Health System has opened three new outpatient behavioral health clinics in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, in areas that previously lacked these vital services. Established in the Mount Vernon area, northern Fairfax County and Leesburg, the clinics provide patients with…
Read MoreMilitary to Medicine Places Military Spouses in Key Role at Inova Health System
Spouses to Train Inova Staff on CPOE Use Alexandria, VA – (November 20, 2009) – Military to Medicine, the program that provides an answer to the healthcare worker shortage by placing talented employees found within our nation’s military community in healthcare settings, has placed 15 military spouses as trainers for Inova Health System’s computerized physician order…
Read MoreInova Kellar Center Honored by Leadership Fairfax for Work in Community
Center is Proud Recipient of Community Educational Partnership Award Falls Church, VA – (November 16, 2009) – Inova Kellar Center was recognized for its role as Northern Virginia’s safety-net healthcare provider for behavioral-health services on Nov. 6 at the annual Leadership Fairfax Gala. Leadership Fairfax presented Rick Leichtweis, PhD, Senior Director, Inova Kellar Center, with the…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital for Children Part of National Network That Advances Treatment of Digestive Diseases
New Study Shows That “ImproveCareNow” Program Dramatically Improves Health of Children Falls Church, VA – (November 16, 2009) – Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children is proud to be a founding member of ImproveCareNow, a quality improvement collaborative of healthcare providers that enables children’s hospitals from across the country to systematically collect and share data about the…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center Sponsors ‘Race to End Women’s Cancer’
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Holds Half Marathon, 5K and 1-Mile Walk; Actress, Singer Mandy Moore to Attend Falls Church, VA – (October 30, 2009) – Doctors, nurses and staff from Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center will join runners and walkers from across the Washington, D.C., area at the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) “Race to End Women’s Cancer”…
Read MoreInova Health System Hosts Gala 2009 to Benefit Hospitals and Health Programs
Aretha Franklin to Entertain; NPR’s Nina Totenberg to Emcee Falls Church, VA – (October 19, 2009) – Inova Health System’s Gala 2009, Black and White Ball, will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. This festive evening will include silent and live auctions, as well as a live performance by the world-renowned “Queen…
Read MoreInova Health System Signs Army-Spouse Employment Partnership
Agreement Will Train Army Spouses for Healthcare Careers Washington, DC – (October 15, 2009) – Inova Health System formally has signed on as a member of the Army Spouse Employment Partnership, which is designed to create jobs for the nation’s estimated 680,000 military spouses, who often face employment challenges due to the relocation demands of service…
Read MoreInova Health System Hospitals Receive Top Rankings for Cardiac, Stroke and GI Services
HealthGrades Study Names Inova Alexandria and Inova Fairfax Hospitals for Quality Care Falls Church, VA – (October 13, 2009) – Inova Alexandria and Inova Fairfax hospitals today received top ratings for cardiac, stroke and gastrointestinal (GI) services by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare-ratings organization. The recognition is based on a HealthGrades study that analyzed patient outcomes throughout…
Read MoreSeasonal Flu-Vaccine Manufacturing Delay Affects Inova Clinics
(October 9, 2009) – As has been reported in the news recently, efforts to quickly manufacture and distribute the H1N1 influenza vaccine have unexpectedly reduced supplies of vaccine for the seasonal flu. The manufacturers that supply Inova Health System with seasonal flu vaccine have recently informed Inova that deliveries of the vaccine will arrive later…
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