Press Release
Inova Alexandria Hospital Names Joy Corriher Chief Nurse Executive
Nursing Executive Brings Nearly 30 Years of Experience to Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA – (August 9, 2007) — Inova Alexandria Hospital is pleased to announce that Joy Corriher, RN, MSN, MPH has been named chief nurse executive. Corriher has nearly 30 years of nursing experience. For the past 10 years she served as the chief…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Receives Primary Stroke Center Recertification
Alexandria, VA – (July 18, 2007) — The Joint Commission recently recertified Inova Alexandria Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center. This designation indicates that the services at the hospital provide patients with the best chance of survival, minimize the results of a stroke and improve recovery. Inova Alexandria Hospital and Inova Fairfax Hospital are the only…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Ranked Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report
Inova Hospital Named in Five Specialties, More than Any Other Hospital in the Metro Washington, D.C., Area Falls Church, VA – (July 13, 2007) – Inova Fairfax Hospital is pleased to announce that it has once again been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals.” The hospital was selected among…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital for Children to Benefit from 4th Annual Cox Movies Under the Moon
Falls Church, VA – (June 7, 2007) — Grab your beach chair or blanket and join us for five nights of hit films as Cox Communications, in partnership with the City of Fairfax, presents the fourth annual Cox Movies Under the Moon. This free summertime outdoor film festival kicks off on Thursday, June 21 at…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Names Dr. F. Joseph Hallal Chief Medical Officer
Falls Church, VA – (May 9, 2007) – Inova Fairfax Hospital is pleased to announce that F. Joseph Hallal, MD, a long time member of the hospital medical staff, has accepted the new position of chief medical officer. As chief medical officer, Dr. Hallal will be responsible for the oversight of the Medical Staff Office…
Read MoreInova Health System, Safe Kids Fairfax Working to Prevent Inhalant Abuse
Inova’s Partnership for Healthier Kids to Educate Parents on Risks of Inhalant Abuse Springfield, VA – (March 7, 2007) – Inova Health System’s Partnership for Healthier Kids has joined with Safe Kids Fairfax to implement a series of parent education sessions on the risks and dangers associated with inhalant abuse. The initiative, led by the Virginia…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital for Children Receives $25,000 Grant for Cancer Research
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Chooses Hospital for Local Support; Hospital’s Doctor to Become “Shavee” Falls Church, VA – (February 14, 2007) — Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children will accept a $25,000 grant for childhood cancer research from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a group that raises money solely for childhood cancer research in an unusual way – by shaving…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Performing Innovative Procedure for Treatment of Aneurysms
Institute is DC Metro Area Leader in Thoracic Aneurysm Graft Procedure; Safe Alternative to Open Surgery Falls Church, VA- (November 21, 2006) — Surgeons at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute are currently performing the thoracic aneurysm graft (TAG) procedure to treat patients with potentially deadly aneurysms of the thoracic aorta, the main artery that carries…
Read MoreInova Health System Again Named A “Best Company” by Working Mother Magazine
Award Marks Fifth Year Inova Has Been Honored By Magazine Falls Church, VA – (October 11, 2006) — Inova Health System is proud to announce that for the fifth year, the organization has been named one of Working Mother magazine’s “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.” Inova Health System was recognized for offering employees numerous…
Read MoreInova Health System Named AARP Best Employer for Workers Over 50
System Recognized By AARP for Second Consecutive Year Falls Church, VA – (August 30, 2006) – Inova Health System has once again been named one of the nation’s “50 Best Employers for Workers Over 50” by the American Association of Retired People, or AARP. The award, now in its sixth year, was established by AARP to…
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