Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Inova Urges Patients not to Delay Care in new Safe @ Inova Marketing Campaign
Safe@Inova Campaign Encourages Patients to Keep up with Routine Care and Screenings Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System this week announced the launch of the second phase of its Safe@Inova campaign, which encourages patients to not delay seeking medical care and raises awareness about the importance of keeping up with routine healthcare needs and…
Read MoreHeatstroke: Know the Signs
Dr. Rick Place is Medical Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at Inova Children’s Hospital (at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Falls Church, VA). Dr. Place is a board certified physician in both Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics. Increasing temperatures coinciding with mid-summer activities and late summer athletic training schedules brings with it the risk of…
Read MoreTick Season
Katie MacDonald, MSN, CPNP is a pediatric nurse practitioner for the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. It is also the first and only sensory-friendly ER in Loudoun County. While tick exposure can occur year-round, ticks are most active during warmer months. We…
Read MoreProtect Your Kids from Drowning
Northern Virginia parents and caregivers: With the heat of the D.C. summer upon us, did you know these sobering facts about kids and drowning? In Virginia, drownings are the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children ages 1 to 4, and the second leading cause of death in all children. For every child who…
Read MoreFor Kids Under 19, Summer is “Trauma Season” in the E.R.
Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN is the Trauma Services Educator for the Inova Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center. Inova Loudoun Hospital is Loudoun County’s first and only designated trauma center. Learn more at inova.org/trauma Cars, bikes, pools, lawn mowers and grills present most common dangers Finally, summer is here! Fire up the barbeque,…
Read MorePut Down That Phone! A Guide to Distracted Driving
Jordan Tyczka, MSN, RN, CEN is the Trauma Services Educator for Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s first and only designated trauma center. Learn more at inova.org/trauma Did you know at least nine Americans die and 100 are injured in distracted driving crashes EVERY DAY? In Northern Virginia, it feels like we are moving faster…
Read MoreSpring isn’t quite here yet: Remember your cold-weather safety precautions
Board certified pediatric emergency physician Dr. Ronnie Waldrop and Erin Rovelli, RN serve patients at the Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital – Loudoun County’s only emergency facility solely dedicated to caring for children and adolescents. “March roars in like a lion, so fierce, the wind so cold, it seems to pierce. The month rolls…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon Hospital receives two national patient safety awards
Safety First In April, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH) received two prestigious patient safety awards from prominent national patient advocacy organizations: the Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades. An “A” in hospital patient safety Inova Mount Vernon was one of only 823 hospitals nationwide to receive an “A” hospital patient safety ranking by The Leapfrog Group, a…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital Awarded “A” Grade by Hospital Safety Score
Leesburg, VA – February 10, 2014 – Inova Loudoun Hospital was honored with an “A” grade in the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The…
Read MoreInova Alexandria Hospital Awarded “A” Grade by Hospital Safety Score
Media Contact: Allison Kenty, 703-504-3840 ALEXANDRIA, VA (November 5, 2013) – Inova Alexandria Hospital was honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2013 update to the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s…
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