Inova Fairfax Hospital Celebrates 50 Years of Medical Excellence

Inova to Honor Past and Present Leaders, Staff and Community Supporters

Falls Church, VA – (May 4, 2011) – In honor of its 50th anniversary, Inova Fairfax Hospital is pleased to bring together those who helped found and develop the hospital from a small, community hospital to a major regional medical center. At a reception on Wed., May 11, Inova will honor original medical staff, nursing staff and hospital leaders for their role in the campus’s evolution, from 1961’s The Fairfax Hospital to today’s Inova Fairfax Hospital.

WHAT:
Reception Celebrating Inova Fairfax Hospital’s 50 Year Anniversary

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 11
6 p.m. Reception
6:45 p.m. Dinner and Program

WHERE:
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Physician Conference Center
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA

WHO:
Knox Singleton, CEO, Inova Health System
L. Reuven Pasternak, MD, CEO, Inova Fairfax Hospital
Richard Foster, past Associate Administrator, The Fairfax Hospital (1961)
The Honorable William Hazel, Jr., MD, Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources
The Honorable Gerry Connolly, U.S. House of Representatives, 11th District of Virginia
The Honorable Chap Petersen, Senate of Virginia, 24th District

Local elected officials will present resolutions in honor of the hospital’s dedication, its growth and its service to the community during the past five decades.

At 8 a.m. on Feb. 6, 1961, the 96-bed hospital opened its doors for the first time. Fifty years later, the hospital has transformed into a world-class, regional medical and research center with 833 beds. Its campus includes Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 trauma center, a nationally-ranked cardiac program, the fifth busiest obstetrics program in the country and Northern Virginia’s only Children’s Hospital.

Inova Health System is 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.