Posts Tagged ‘Inova Heart and Vascular Institute’
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Awarded Advanced Heart Failure Certification
Certification Recognizes Hospitals Making Exceptional Efforts to Foster Better Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients Falls Church, VA – (December 14, 2010) – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital has earned Advanced Certification in Heart Failure from The Joint Commission. The certification, developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, recognizes…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Earns Joint Commission Certification for Heart Attack Care
Falls Church, VA – (November 23, 2010) — The Inova Heart and Vascular Institute at Inova Fairfax Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for its treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) – also know as heart attack – by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for healthcare quality and…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Unveils New ‘Hybrid’ Operating Room
Inova Introduces First Hybrid OR in Washington, DC Region; Innovative Design Allows Specialists to Operate Simultaneously Falls Church, VA – (November 16, 2010) – Inova Heart and Vascular Institute is unveiling today a uniquely designed cardiovascular operating room (OR) that will allow cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists and cardiologists to collaboratively perform combined procedures on a patient.…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Improves Quality, Cuts Costs with Blood Conservation
New Protocol Reduces Need for Blood, Improves Outcomes Falls Church, VA – (July 13, 2009) – Surgeons and anesthesiologists at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute have implemented an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to reduce blood and blood-product transfusions, improving results and safety while helping to cut costs. The comprehensive blood-conservation protocol also reduces the risk of infection…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Recognized Nationally for Excellence in Critical Care
Cardiovascular Unit Receives Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence Falls Church, VA – (December 17, 2008) — The Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute has won the prestigious Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence for Fall 2008. Given by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), this prestigious award recognizes…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital Performs 30,000 Heart Surgeries in 30 Years
Manassas Man Becomes 30,000th Heart Surgery Patient Falls Church, VA – (October 31, 2007) — This month cardiac surgeons at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, located on the campus of Inova Fairfax Hospital, performed the 30,000th heart surgery in Inova’s history. On Tuesday, Oct. 16, a 67-year-old Manassas man received a coronary artery bypass grafting, a…
Read MoreInova Heart and Vascular Institute Performing Innovative Procedure for Treatment of Aneurysms
Institute is DC Metro Area Leader in Thoracic Aneurysm Graft Procedure; Safe Alternative to Open Surgery Falls Church, VA- (November 21, 2006) — Surgeons at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute are currently performing the thoracic aneurysm graft (TAG) procedure to treat patients with potentially deadly aneurysms of the thoracic aorta, the main artery that carries…
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