Posts Tagged ‘covid19’
Remote Home Monitoring of Patients With Cancer During the COVID Pandemic: A Pilot Study
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred cancer teams to find new ways to care safely for patients with cancer, in particular outpatients who have tested positive for COVID-19 but do not require hospitalization. Inova Schar Cancer Institute’s physicians and advanced practice providers utilized a program called remote patient monitoring (RPM) to observe COVID-positive outpatients. To study…
Read MoreInova Health System Hits 300,000 Vaccines; Pledges to Vaccinate Children Pending Authorization and Eligibility
Falls Church, VA — In just three and a half months, Inova Health System has administered more than 300,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and is continuing to expand operations to accommodate even more Northern Virginia community members. Inova hit this significant milestone this week, which accounts for 25% of all shots given in Northern…
Read MoreInova 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 MoreAntibody Infusions May Speed Recovery from COVID-19
As reported by Julie Carey for NBC-4 Washington, when Inova ER physician Dr. Chris Sponaugle contracted COVID-19, he also became a patient – at one of Inova’s monoclonal antibody infusion clinics, which opened in mid-December at three Northern Virgnia locations. Sponaugle did not experience negative side effects and was happy to receive the treatment, which…
Read MoreABC-7: ‘Brilliant thinkers’ help Inova reach 100,000 COVID vaccinations
On February 4, ABC-7 WJLA reported that Inova had achieved the milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines given in 53 days. Inova CEO Dr. Stephen Jones remarked [that] “Two months ago, we didn’t know we would be in the vaccination business. And suddenly it came and what these folks said is, ‘We’ll do what it takes…
Read MoreCOVID-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 MoreStress Eating During the Holidays AND COVID-19: How to Deal
The winter holidays are glorious. And stressful. Even without a pandemic, the extra challenges of family, travel, shopping and food can shift you into stress mode. This year, with the unknowns of what the holidays will look like, you may also be concerned about your eating and exercise habits. First, acknowledge your feelings of anxiety…
Read MoreInova Partners with NIH’s NHLBI on New Clinical Trial for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Study enrollment complete with topline data expected in April 2021 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…
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…
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