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Inova’s Heart and Vascular Programs Receive $75 Million Gift from Dwight and Martha Schar
Institute will be renamed to Inova Schar Heart and Vascular; Schars offer challenge to Northern Virginia community Falls Church, VA – Today Inova announced a transformational gift from long-time supporters of Inova, Dwight and Martha Schar, to support the hospital system’s heart and vascular programs. The Schars’ gift of $75 million – one of the…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About the New Nasal Spray for Migraine
Laura Cinski, MD, is a specialty care physician board-certified in general neurology and headache medicine. She is the medical director of the Inova Headache Program. Almost 40 million people in the United States have migraine. Worldwide, it’s the second leading cause of disability after low back pain among people of all ages, and the leading…
Read MoreInova Advances Northern Virginia’s Social Care Network
Connecting patients not only with health but well-being Falls Church, VA — Inova, Northern Virginia’s largest nonprofit healthcare provider, has embarked on a region-wide strategy to address not only the medical needs of the community we are privileged to serve, but also unmet social needs which profoundly influence the health and well-being of patients. “Given…
Read MoreAll Five Inova Hospitals Awarded Spring 2023 ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from Leapfrog Group
Grades reflect top national performance in patient safety, particularly through COVID-19 pandemic Fairfax, VA – All five Inova hospitals received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates Inova’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by…
Read MoreInova Health System and DPR Construction Celebrate Topping Out Milestone for New Inova Health Center in Alexandria
Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System and DPR Construction marked a significant milestone today with the “topping out” of its new Inova Health Center – Oakville, which is set to become a state-of-the-art emergency and outpatient healthcare facility serving the Alexandria area. The “topping out” ceremony, a long-standing tradition in the construction industry, marks…
Read MoreInova Introduces Standardized Protocol to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients with Leaky Mitral Valves
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI) is working to improve treatment for patients who have mitral regurgitation related to heart failure by using a standardized protocol that marries the expertise of its advanced heart failure team with the structural heart team. The protocol prompts proven best practices in the use of medication and improves access to…
Read MoreInova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital Achieves ChildKind Certification
Designation Recognizes Hospital’s Strong Commitment to Pediatric Pain Prevention and Management Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital recently achieved certification from ChildKind International, a global organization dedicated to improving the quality of pediatric pain care around the world. The designation recognizes healthcare facilities that have implemented standardized, institution-wide, collaborative approaches to the prevention and treatment of…
Read MoreInova Experiences Significant Growth in Heart Transplants
Inova Schar Heart and Vascular (ISHV) is now the ninth busiest heart transplant center in the U.S. Even as the program’s volume has more than doubled over the past five years, clinical outcomes remain excellent compared to national benchmarks from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Shashank Desai, MD, MBA, ISHV’s Director for Strategy and…
Read MoreWhy Back Surgery Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
Ronald Childs, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at Inova Health System. He serves as the Section Chief for the Inova Spine Program, across all Inova locations. It’s easy to think of back surgery as a single procedure to treat a single problem: back pain. After all, the spine is a long, interconnected set…
Read MoreInova Congenital Cardiology Program Offers Full Spectrum of Care
Updated as of May 2025 For more than 30 years, Inova has provided specialized care to children with congenital heart disease (CHD) through Inova Children’s Heart Center. An adult program launched in 1994 to give pediatric CHD patients a seamless transition to continue under our care. The program provides a medical home with expert care…
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