Inova Loudoun Hospital Celebrates 100 Years

(June 26, 2012) – It started 100 years ago, a group of 11 dedicated citizens banded together, and on June 5, 1912, Leesburg Hospital opened in a rented house and admitted its first patient, fittingly, a jockey thrown from his horse in a race. The officers, board members and organizers knew the hospital would need volunteer supervision of housekeeping and a passionate and committed source for ongoing fundraising. On June 25, 1912, The Ladies Board of Managers met for the first time.

Since then the hospital has continued to grow to serve our growing Loudoun County community with support from The Ladies Board and community members.

• A 26 bed hospital was built on Cornwall Street and it opened in April 1918.
• The Nurses’ Home was built in 1926 for comfortable quarters for our nurses.
• In 1974, an 85 bed hospital and 100 bed long term care unit opened on Cornwall Street.
• In 1997, the Lansdowne Campus became the home for the hospital and The Birthing Inn.
• In 2005, Loudoun Hospital Center merged with Inova.
• Inova Loudoun Hospital expanded care includes, coronary intervention program, da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery program, breast surgery program, outpatient specialty rehabilitation, cancer care center, outpatient surgery center, several urgent care facilities,  a dedicated pediatric care unit and pediatric emergency department.

On Saturday, June 23, 2012, we celebrated with our community at Ida Lee Park. We banded together to break a world record, the most number of people wearing surgical masks, played games, ate cake and enjoyed a beautiful summer day.   Here is to the next 100 years!