Loudoun Healthcare Foundation to Hold Fundraiser for Hospital’s ‘Greatest Need Fund’

Fund Helps Enhance Hospital Services, Such as The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Birthing Inn

Leesburg, VA – (May 7, 2010) – Join the Loudoun Healthcare Foundation of Inova Loudoun Hospital for “Midnight in Morocco,” a Moroccan-themed wine and cheese tasting at Lansdowne Resort on Saturday, June 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. Featuring Middle Eastern entertainment, a silent auction, and fine wine and cheeses, the event will raise money for the hospital’s Greatest Need Fund. The Fund enables hospital departments to apply for funding to expand and enhance critical healthcare services.

“The Greatest Need Fund enables our departments to identify the equipment or resources that have the greatest impact on improving care for patients,” said Randy Kelley, CEO, Inova Loudoun Hospital. “This Fund has contributed greatly to the success of many of our programs, including The Birthing Inn. Through the Fund, The Birthing Inn has received thousands of dollars that go directly to this dedicated maternity building. We thank those who have contributed, and encourage the community’s continued support.”

Since the Greatest Needs Fund began in 2007, the Loudoun Healthcare Foundation has given nearly $70,000 to support The Birthing Inn. The money enabled the hospital to purchase medical equipment for premature babies, to train nurses who work with high-risk mothers and babies, and to create an annual memorial service to provide comfort and assistance to families who have lost a baby.

In addition, The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital has given $40,000 to The Birthing Inn through the Greatest Needs Fund. Those funds have gone toward purchasing medical equipment, including wireless/waterproof fetal monitors, cardiac monitors and an infant resuscitator.

Visit our website for ticket prices and more information about “Midnight in Morocco.”

Inova Loudoun Hospital, serving Loudoun County for nearly 100 years, is part of Inova Health System, a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.