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Patients “Bloom” with Award-Winning Horticulture Therapy Program
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Earns Outstanding Program Award for Mid-Atlantic Region Inova Mount Vernon Hospital’s horticultural therapy program has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Therapy Network (MAHTN) Outstanding Program Award. Each year, MAHTN recognizes horticultural therapists and programs that consistently demonstrate outstanding achievement throughout the NY, NJ, PA, MD and…
Read MoreTalking to Your Primary Care Provider About Mental Health
Alex Krist, MD, is a board-certified primary care physician. He chairs the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes the national guidelines for preventive care. He also directs a primary care practice-based research network in Virginia and practices family medicine at Fairfax Family Practice – An Inova Partner. Every once in a while, the stress…
Read MoreFree Webinar Oct. 17: Can Diet Help Reduce Cancer Risk?
Online Zoom session: Saturday, Oct. 17 – 9 to 11 a.m. Register at inova.org/food4thought Did you know you can help protect yourself against cancer using food? Inova oncology registered dietitian Lauren Fay says that, aside from not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight throughout life is the best way to protect against cancer. Lauren is leading…
Read MoreBoseman’s Death from Colon Cancer Part of Larger Trend, Says Inova’s Dr. Tim Cannon
A Good Morning America segment on the recent death from colon cancer of Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman featured an interview with Inova’s Dr. Timothy Cannon of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. Dr. Cannon noted that while overall colon cancer numbers are declining, it has been appearing more frequently in men under the age of 50…
Read MoreStatement from J. Stephen Jones, MD, President and CEO, Inova, Regarding Washington Redskins
Falls Church, VA – Inova is a sponsoring partner with the Washington Redskins. This morning, the Washington Redskins announced that they are undertaking a comprehensive review of the team’s name. J. Stephen Jones, MD, FACS, President and CEO, Inova Health System, issued the following statement regarding this review: “Inclusion and belonging are integral to the…
Read MoreInova Announces Plans for New Hospital in Springfield
Expansion of Services Part of Eastern Region Assessment Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System plans to expand its services to the Springfield, Virginia community on recently acquired property adjacent to the current Inova HealthPlex – Franconia/Springfield. The expansion results from a current, comprehensive assessment of the communities Inova serves in the eastern region of…
Read MoreNorthern Virginia Community Gives Back to Front Line Heroes
Fox 5 On The Hill – Posted March 29, 2020 Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, CST, Chief Philanthropy Officer and President, Inova Health Foundation, spoke with Tom Fitzgerald of FOX-5 on the Hill about the outpouring of charitable works and donations from the community to give back to our emergency and other front-line healthcare workers at…
Read MoreWhat Is It Like Fighting on the Front Lines as a Health Care Worker?
Julie Carey, NBC-4 Washington – Originally published March 27, 2020 Fairfax County emergency room doctors and nurses are helping different patients every day, including coronavirus patients. “Our job is to be there no matter what comes through the door and staying focused on that is what gets us through every shift,” says Dr. Kari Scantlebury,…
Read MoreA Boy From Ashburn Transforms Hotel Shower Caps Into Hospital Supplies
Zohaib Begg, a 7-year-old boy from Ashburn, Virginia, gathered together thousands of shower caps, gloves, and masks to donate as protective equipment to an emergency room running low on protective supplies. “He just started thinking about what else we could come up with,” said Isma Begg, his mother. “We never thought hotels would have face…
Read MoreVirginia Restaurant Delivers Free Food to First Responders in the Battle Against Coronavirus
Sal Speziale and his employees heard that Inova Fair Oaks Hospital emergency room doctors and nurses did not have any lunches, so they prepared and delivered lunch and dinner meals to the emergency room. “It’s truly amazing. I watch my team light up when they show up with all this food,” said Kimberly Dillon, the…
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