Posts Tagged ‘covid19’
Inova Surpasses 200,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Given
FALLS CHURCH, VA– This week, Inova Health System reached the significant milestone of administering more than 200,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. As of March 11, 2021, the total number of doses administered by Inova is nearly 211,500. This accounts for one-third of all shots given in Northern Virginia and one in every eleven administered…
Read MoreHow Do You Make a Homemade Mask That Is Properly Sanitized?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends people wear homemade face masks in public. “A virus like this is spread through droplets. So, the droplets when you cough, droplets when you sneeze; some people have droplets when they speak,” says Dr. Kari Scantlebury, emergency room physician at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Read more about…
Read MoreNorthern Virginia Community Gives Back to Front Line Heroes
Fox 5 On The Hill – Posted March 29, 2020 Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST, Chief Philanthropy Officer and President, Inova Health Foundation, spoke with Tom Fitzgerald of FOX-5 on the Hill about the outpouring of charitable works and donations from the community to give back to our emergency and other front-line healthcare workers at…
Read MoreWhat Is It Like Fighting on the Front Lines as a Health Care Worker?
Julie Carey, NBC-4 Washington – Originally published March 27, 2020 Fairfax County emergency room doctors and nurses are helping different patients every day, including coronavirus patients. “Our job is to be there no matter what comes through the door and staying focused on that is what gets us through every shift,” says Dr. Kari Scantlebury,…
Read MoreA Boy From Ashburn Transforms Hotel Shower Caps Into Hospital Supplies
Zohaib Begg, a 7-year-old boy from Ashburn, Virginia, gathered together thousands of shower caps, gloves, and masks to donate as protective equipment to an emergency room running low on protective supplies. “He just started thinking about what else we could come up with,” said Isma Begg, his mother. “We never thought hotels would have face…
Read MoreVirginia Restaurant Delivers Free Food to First Responders in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Sal Speziale and his employees heard that Inova Fair Oaks Hospital emergency room doctors and nurses did not have any lunches, so they prepared and delivered lunch and dinner meals to the emergency room. “It’s truly amazing. I watch my team light up when they show up with all this food,” said Kimberly Dillon, the…
Read MoreHow Can You Tell the Difference Between Allergies and Coronavirus?
If you start coughing and have a runny nose, how do you know if it’s allergies or if you could have the new coronavirus? “We’re starting to learn more about this virus on a daily basis,” said Amit (Bobby) Mahajan, MD, director of interventional pulmonology at Inova Fairfax Hospital and volunteer spokesperson for the American…
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