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Dr. Stephen Jones: Prosecuting nurses for honest mistakes won’t make patients safer
Inova’s president and CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS had an op-ed piece published in USA Today following Friday’s sentencing of nurse RaDonda Vaught. (While working as a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2017, Vaught’s accidental administration of the wrong drug to a patient led to the patient’s death. Vaught was later…
Read MoreAspirin Use: Significant Change in National Guidelines for Taking Aspirin to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently finalized new guidance advising against daily aspirin use by certain people to prevent a first heart attack or stroke – a reversal of the panel’s 2016 recommendations. In general, for people 40 to 59 years of age who are at increased risk of developing heart…
Read MoreSuperheroes “Drop In” to Cheer Up Kids at Inova Children’s Hospital
Pediatric patients were delighted yesterday to see actual superheroes scaling down the side of Inova L. J. Murphy Children’s Hospital outside their windows. The real-life heroes were members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department who had dressed as comic book superheroes to help cheer up and inspire the young patients. Rappelling down with…
Read MoreInova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center Opens in Fairfax
Leading health system introduces the region’s first dedicated cancer screening and prevention center in the Washington, DC metro region Falls Church, VA — The Inova Saville Cancer Screening and Prevention Center officially opens today in Fairfax, Virginia. Located in the pavilion of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute flagship facility at 8081 Innovation Park Drive, this…
Read MoreDr. Stephen Jones: It’s time for us to step up for healthcare workers
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has published an op-ed piece by Inova President and CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, MBA, FACS, that articulates the issue of increasing physical and emotional violence directed at healthcare workers. Jones describes several recent incidents at Inova, including a nurse being told by a patient that the patient only wanted to “be…
Read MoreInova Announces $1 Million Grant Program to Address Health Equity
Falls Church, VA — Inova Health System is calling for applicants for its 2022 Health Equity Grant program. This year, the Health Equity Grants program will award $1 million in funding – the largest level of funding to date for the program – to nonprofit organizations that provide services to address health needs for the under-resourced…
Read MoreInova’s Dr. Rina Bansal Featured in “Go Red” Heart Health Article
Rina Bansal, MD, president of Inova Alexandria Hospital, has been featured in VIP Alexandria Magazine’s 2022 “Go Red for Women” issue. Dr. Bansal notes that “it is a privilege and honor” to be the president of Inova Alexandria, which was founded in 1872 by a woman, Julia Johns. The article notes that “as a physician…
Read MoreWomen and Heart Disease: Signs and Symptoms are Different from Men
Kelly Epps-Anderson, MD, is an interventional cardiologist at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. She is board certified in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease and has clinical interests in preventative care, women’s heart health, coronary artery disease and structural (valvular) heart disease. She is based at the Inova Cardiology – Fairfax office located at the Inova…
Read MoreInova Announces Gift to Support Expansion of Behavioral Health Services at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Falls Church, VA – Inova is announcing that longtime supporters Jeffrey and Amiya Veatch have pledged $3.5 million to expand critically-needed behavioral health services at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northern Virginia region has seen an increase in residents seeking behavioral health services. Behavioral health inpatient admissions at…
Read MoreInova’s Community Health Workers: Making Connections to Care
At Inova, we believe no one should have to forego medical care because of finances. That’s why we built our Inova Cares Clinics for Families (ICCF). These comprehensive clinics provide qualifying uninsured or underinsured people with our exceptional care at no cost. The ICCF thrives because of dedicated physicians, nurses and support staff who work…
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