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Inova Alexandria Hospital Launches Drug Take Back Program
Falls Church, VA — In another step to help curb access to and abuse of pharmaceuticals, including opioids, Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) is pleased to announce the launch of the Drug Take Back Program. This service is a safety initiative that helps patients and families avoid inappropriate access to medications for others in the household…
Read MoreProstate Cancer Patient Is Among Friends at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Hospital provides expertise and familiarity With a long career in the healthcare field, Tom (whose name was changed to protect his privacy) instinctively knew he’d seek a second opinion about his medical care after being diagnosed with prostate cancer last year. But it was equally obvious to him that Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) Cancer Center was…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital recognizes nurses through journey to “Magnet” status
Everyday Heroes Inova Alexandria Hospital recognizes its nurses through the journey to achieving Magnet status Honoring nurses and the work they do is an important part of Inova’s culture, according to Fadia Feghali, MS, RN, NE-BC, Chief Nursing Officer at Inova Alexandria Hospital. “We love our nurses here,” says Feghali, who has been a registered…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Receives Disability Awareness Award from Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Hospital Honored for its Project Search Program to Provide On-the-Job Training Alexandria, VA – June 26, 2018 – Inova Alexandria Hospital recently received The Hiring Award from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and the Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities. The award recognizes the hospital’s Project Search program, a community-minded initiative that helps students with…
Read MoreOpioid reduction success at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Prescription for Safety Addressing the opioid crisis: Inova’s new mindset for pain management We’ve all seen the grim statistics. Opioids kill more than 140 people every day in the United States. They cost our country tens of billions of dollars in treatment and lost productivity each year. Here in Virginia, 1,400 people died of opioid-related…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital donates 800 thermometers to keep schools healthy
Inova Alexandria Hospital has partnered with Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) to help keep local schools healthy by providing more than 800 digital thermometers free of charge to school nurses to distribute to our families in need. School nurses send students home who are ill with a fever with instructions to parents not to have…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital receives special recognition for heart attack care
ACTION-Oriented Inova Alexandria Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2017. We are one of only 193 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Inova Alexandria’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It also signifies that…
Read MoreEpilepsy patients receive tailored treatment and monitoring at Inova Alexandria Hospital
A Higher Level of Epilepsy Care When talking about epilepsy, every patient is unique in terms of medication need, seizure control and treatment plan. That’s why Inova Alexandria Hospital makes sure that care is tailored, every step of the way. “Treating epilepsy requires a multidisciplinary approach,” says Lewis Eberly, MD, Medical Director of Neuroscience at…
Read MoreNurses from Inova Alexandria Hospital pitch in for local events
Community-Minded Although the nurses at Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) are dedicated to treating patients and assisting caregivers, their care extends beyond the hospital’s campus. You might see them organizing a food drive so that a local shelter can keep its pantry stocked, or hosting educational events at a senior center to emphasize the importance of…
Read MoreA Cutting-Edge Approach: Robotic Surgery Now at Inova Alexandria Hospital
A Cutting-Edge Approach Inova Alexandria Hospital recently introduced a new robotic surgery program, which will offer a wide range of surgical procedures in the areas of urologic, colorectal, general and gynecologic surgeries. “The new robotic surgical program is a tremendous opportunity to bring cutting-edge surgical services to the Alexandria community and to all of Northern…
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