Posts Tagged ‘Inova Fairfax Hospital’
Inova Fairfax Hospital Physician Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee for Cancer Research Funding
Falls Church, VA – (July 23, 2010) – John C. Elkas, MD, gynecologic oncologist, Inova Fairfax Hospital, has gone to Washington to push for funding for ovarian cancer research. On June 23, Dr. Elkas presented testimony in front of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense regarding the 2011 fiscal year funding for the ovarian cancer…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Ranked Among the Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report
Hospital Ranked Among Top 25 in Gynecology Falls Church, VA- (July 15, 2010) – Inova Fairfax Hospital has again been selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals.” The hospital was ranked 24th for gynecology, the seventh straight year the hospital has made the list in that specialty. “During the…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Earns National Award for Stroke Treatment
Only Virginia Hospital to Earn AHA/ASA’s ‘Gold Plus’ Award Falls Church, VA- (July 9, 2010) — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) have awarded Inova Fairfax Hospital the Gold Plus Award for outstanding specialized stroke treatment. The AHA’s “Get with the Guidelines” (GWTG) designation indicates that stroke assessment and services…
Read MoreInova Alexandria and Inova Fairfax Hospitals Named ‘Best Workplaces for Commuters’
Hospitals Recognized for Providing Outstanding Commuter Benefits Falls Church, VA- (July 1, 2010) – Inova Alexandria and Inova Fairfax hospitals have been named “Best Workplaces for Commuters” by the National Center for Transit Research. To be honored with this elite designation, the hospitals had to meet a rigorous list of outstanding commuter benefits for employees,…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Breaks Ground on New 11-Story Patient Tower
$161 Million South Patient Tower to Include All-Private Intensive Care and Medical/Surgical Rooms Falls Church, VA- (June 28, 2010) – Inova Fairfax Hospital is excited to announce plans to construct a new 11-story South Patient Tower on the campus. The tower will consist of 174 all-private intensive-care and medical/surgical patient rooms. The additional 216,000 square…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Staff Takes ‘Time Out’ to Encourage Patient Safety Procedures
Staff Marks ‘National Time Out’ Day Falls Church, VA – (June 16, 2010) — On June 16, nurses, surgeons and anesthesiologists at Inova Fairfax Hospital marked “National Time Out” day with a poster signing. With markers in hand, dozens of staff signed an “I Commit to Support Time Out” poster to increase awareness of and compliance…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital’s Team Raises $55,000 for March of Dimes
Hundreds Come Out to ‘March for Babies’ (April 20, 2010) – With purple pom poms in hand, Team Inova Fairfax Hospital, with close to 450 members, led the way at this year’s March for Babies on April 18 in Reston. The hospital’s team raised more than $55,000 for the March of Dimes. Watch video of…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Earns ‘Gold Seal of Approval’
Hospital Earns Gold Seal for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery Fairfax, VA – (March 17, 2010) — Inova Fairfax Hospital’s Joint Replacement Surgery program has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for healthcare quality. The Joint Commission awarded the hospital “Disease-Specific Care Certification” for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery. To earn this distinction, a…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Named One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals
HealthGrades Recognizes Hospital for Outstanding Clinical Performance Falls Church, VA – (February 24, 2010) – For the fourth year in a row, Inova Fairfax Hospital has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by HealthGrades, an independent healthcare-quality ratings organization that analyzed patient outcomes at all 5,000 of the nation’s non-federal hospitals. Inova Fairfax Hospital’s…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center Sponsors ‘Race to End Women’s Cancer’
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Holds Half Marathon, 5K and 1-Mile Walk; Actress, Singer Mandy Moore to Attend Falls Church, VA – (October 30, 2009) – Doctors, nurses and staff from Inova Fairfax Hospital Women’s Center will join runners and walkers from across the Washington, D.C., area at the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) “Race to End Women’s Cancer”…
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