Tag: hospital

My View with Dr. Rina Bansal: Help our hospital by keeping...

I am often asked: “How can I help; how can I ever thank the team at Inova Alexandria Hospital for everything they are doing...

WWII army nurse Marian Elcano dies at 99

By Lindsey Sullivan | [email protected] Marian Rebecca Sebring Elcano, a decorated WWII U.S. Army nurse, died in her sleep on Oct. 4 from congenital heart...

Your Views: Alexandria Inova should go green

To the editor: Recently, one of our family members was treated at Inova Alexandria Hospital and we are grateful to the doctors, nurses and staff...

Seniors: How to prepare for open enrollment

By Nelva Hernandez  Each year, employees who get health insurance through their employers are familiar with the open enrollment period, the time frame to make...

Car crashes into Inova Alexandria over the weekend

A car crashed into a wall at Inova Alexandria on Saturday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for the Alexandria Police Department. The car crashed into...

Friday crash injures two people

A car crash on late Friday night in Alexandria resulted in two non-life-threatening injuries, Fairfax Fire & Rescue reported via social media. Fairfax Fire &...

Inova Alexandria fined for rate of injuries, infections

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Inova Alexandria Hospital was fined in both 2016 and 2017 by the federal Department of Health and Human Services for...

My View: Overhearing treatment of an opioid overdose

Thump, thump, thump. “Come on buddy, come on buddy,” the voice loudly exhorted from the other side of the partition. Beep, beep. “Powering up, powering, CLEAR,”...

Opioids in Alexandria Part 3: Life on the front lines of...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] As the only hospital within city limits, Inova Alexandria finds itself on the front line of an ever-growing local health...