Posts Tagged ‘covid19’
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout at Inova: 35k Doses Given So Far
Inova has vaccinated 35,000-plus Northern Virginia healthcare workers, first responders, teachers and other eligible populations as of January 14, due in no small part to dedicated teams of specialists working in concert to move vaccine recipients through the process smoothly. Originally aiming to vaccinate somewhere between 1,000 and 1,500 per day, the Inova clinic has…
Read MoreReview of Inova COVID-19 Cases Lends Insight into Ventilator Mortality Risks
Falls Church, VA – An Inova study of COVID-19 patients sheds light on how patients have responded to advanced ICU interventions. Researchers sought to paint a realistic picture of survival expectations within a single, well-resourced healthcare system, over the patient’s entire length of stay. Christopher King, MD, transplant pulmonologist and critical care physician at Inova Fairfax…
Read MoreVHHA Foundation Partners with Inova Health System on Program Addressing Mental Health Services for Health Care Providers on the COVID-19 Frontlines
VHHA Foundation and Inova Health System Utilize $180,000 Grant Awarded by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services for New Program Aimed at Providing Mental Health Services for Frontline Health Care Providers at Inova RICHMOND, VA – Inova Health System is establishing a new program with specialized mental health supports for health care professionals…
Read MoreInova Partners with NIH’s NHLBI on New Clinical Trial for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Falls Church, VA – Inova Lung Services is part of a multicenter Phase 2 investigator-sponsored trial (IST) to evaluate the safety of fostamatinib, an oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor, for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The study is in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National…
Read MoreBlood Donors at Inova Get COVID-19 Antibody Testing
Before donated blood is given to a patient, Inova Blood Donor Services has historically tested it for 13 infectious diseases ranging from HIV to Zika. Starting this week, we are adding another test to the lineup: a test for COVID-19 antibodies that could show if a blood donor has had the virus. If a donor’s…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Children – Six Months In
Dr. Rick Place is Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Inova Children’s Hospital (at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, VA). Dr. Place is a board certified physician in both Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. Although it feels like much longer, it has only been six months since the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute a Leading Contributor to National Care Guidelines During COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S. in late February and early March, several physicians from Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) were at the forefront of developing guidance that is now in use nationwide to direct cardiac care. “Our team’s dedication to assuring that cardiovascular patients receive timely and high quality care in a…
Read MoreInova Schar Joins Worldwide Research Effort to Gather COVID-19 Data
Inova Schar has joined colleagues around the country and soon, around the world, as part of the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19), a group of over 100 cancer centers and other organizations who have come together to collect data with the common cause of understanding better the unique effects of COVID-19 on patients with cancer,…
Read MoreRadiation Oncologists Emerging as Unlikely Sleuths of Coronavirus
During radiation treatment, doctors are picking up images that could indicate COVID-19 in patients who are asymptomatic. Inova Schar Cancer Institute’s Chairman and Medical Director of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Gopal Bajaj, spoke with Bloomberg Law about how radiation oncologists are emerging as the coronavirus’s unlikely sleuths. According to the April 2020 article, there have been…
Read MoreShould You See a Doctor for Non-COVID Illnesses In-Person or by Telemedicine?
While COVID-19 has been on the forefront of everyone’s thoughts, there are still people coping with other health problems. So, when should you keep an appointment with your doctor, make an appointment, or talk to a medical health professional via telemedicine or “virtual visit”? Read about some general guidelines about how to proceed with your…
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