U.S. News & World Report Names Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Among the Best in Orthopedics

Media Contact: Amy Richards, 703-391-3390

FAIRFAX, VA – July 16, 2013 – Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been ranked as one of the best hospitals for 2013-14 in Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report. The annual U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 24th year, recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients.

“On behalf of the Inova Fair Oaks Hospital physicians and staff, we are pleased to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report and it is a tribute to all of their exceptional efforts.” says John Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer of Inova Fair Oaks Hospital.  “While we appreciate the recognition we remain focused on our number one priority – the patients we are privileged to serve, every day.”

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital also ranked among the top 15 hospitals in the Washington DC metro area.  U.S. News evaluates hospitals in 16 adult specialties. In most specialties, it ranks the nation’s top 50 hospitals and recognizes other high-performing hospitals that provide care at nearly the level of their nationally ranked peers.

“A hospital that emerges from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of,” said Avery Comarow, U.S. News Health Rankings Editor. “Only about 15 percent of hospitals are recognized for their high performance as among their region’s best. Just 3 percent of all hospitals earn a national ranking in any specialty.”

U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to help guide patients who need a high level of care because they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or added risk because of other health problems or age. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, the adequacy of nurse staffing levels and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties.

The specialty rankings and data were produced for U.S. News by RTI International, a leading research organization based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Using the same data, U.S. News produced the state and metro rankings.

The rankings have been published at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals and will appear in print in the U.S. News Best Hospitals 2014 guidebook, available in bookstores and on newsstands August 27.

To learn more about Inova Fair Oaks Hospital call Amy Richards at 703-391-3390 or visit www.inova.org/ifoh.

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