Posts Tagged ‘ER’
A Terrifying Health Scare: NBC’s “TODAY” Show Features Inova Doctor and Grateful Patient
TV reporter shares the spotlight with her life-saving Inova physician team Kim Jones, an NFL Network reporter, experienced a terrifying health event in November 2018 while reporting on the Washington Football Team at a press conference. “My neck got hot on both sides. I walked outside and I tripped. Immediately I knew something was wrong,”…
Read MoreA Guide to Child Passenger Safety
Car seat, booster seat and seatbelt tips for kids of all ages Dr. B. Jill McCabe and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. It is also the first and only sensory-friendly ER in the region. …
Read MoreAnother Step Forward in the Fight Against Opioid Addiction
Dr. Loring Flint is Inova’s Chief Physician Executive and High Reliability Officer. On October 24, Virginia Senator Mark Warner announced that a bipartisan opioids bill was signed into law by the president. As Senator Warner’s letter explained, “This comprehensive legislation will help communities across Virginia by improving opioid treatment and recovery efforts and providing new…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital Uses Virtual Reality to Assist With Patient Anxiety
Technology helps in Emergency Department As part of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital’s (IMVH’s) commitment to finding new and effective non-pharmacological ways to reduce patient anxiety, its Emergency Department (ED) has begun to use virtual reality (VR) to assist with anxiety and pain management. The IMVH ED is among the first in the Washington, DC, region to employ…
Read MoreInova hospitals continue to fight opioid epidemic with E.R. opioid-reduction initiatives
Curbing an Epidemic Emergency rooms take steps to reduce opioid use The statistics are staggering. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. And this number continues to rise. To help deter opioid addiction in our community, the Emergency Departments (EDs) of Inova Mount Vernon…
Read MoreLoudoun County gets its first trauma center at Inova Loudoun Hospital’s ER
Taking Emergency Care to the Next Level Trauma services are now available at Inova Loudoun Hospital In the spring of 2017, Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) received Level III trauma center designation, making the Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center the first trauma center in Loudoun County. “Achieving trauma designation reinforces our promise to…
Read MoreLocal bride walks safely down the aisle thanks to Inova ER, Orthopedic and PT teams
A Successful Walk Down the Aisle A local bride-to-be broke her ankle badly enough to require orthopedic surgery. Thank goodness the Inova Alexandria ER, Orthopedic, and Physical Therapy teams helped coordinate her care to ensure she was safe and stable on her wedding day. One afternoon, a few months before her wedding last year, Brooke…
Read MoreNew ER at Inova Mount Vernon Puts Patients First
A New Era of Patient Care for the Mount Vernon, VA Area New Emergency Department at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital: Bigger, Better, Faster A new era in patient care began in the Mount Vernon and Alexandria community in November 2016 when Inova Mount Vernon Hospital formally dedicated and opened the Veatch Family Emergency Department and…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Launches First Sensory-Friendly Children’s Emergency Room in Washington, DC Area
Leesburg, VA — The Inova Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only pediatric Emergency Room (ER) – is now sensory-friendly. Visiting an ER is often challenging for children, but for those with a sensory processing disorder (SPD) — such as autism — the experience can be particularly difficult. Sounds, smells and chaotic…
Read MoreNew Child-Friendly Emergency Room Opens at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Attention Northern Virginia parents: check out the new child-friendly Pediatric ER at Inova Fair Oaks When kids go to the emergency room, they need special treatment. That’s why the expert staff at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Emergency Center, who treat more than 10,000 children a year, decided to take it to the next level. A…
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