Inova Fairfax Hospital Allows Public First Look Inside Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center
New Building to House High-Tech Simulation Lab, Uniquely Designed Research Facility, VCU School of Medicine
Falls Church, VA – (April 18, 2008) — On Monday, April 21, 2008, Inova Fairfax Hospital will open the doors of the new Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center to welcome members of the community as well as donors. The state-of-the-art, four-story, $25 million building, to be completed by the end of the year, is space dedicated for medical education, clinical training, and research.
WHAT:
Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center Reception
WHEN:
Monday, April 21
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA
WHO:
Knox Singleton, president and CEO, Inova Health System
L. Reuven Pasternak, MD; CEO, Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus; vice president, Academic Affairs, Inova Health System
Eugene Trani, president, Virginia Commonwealth University
The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation provided a $5 million grant, the largest in Inova’s history, to develop the 68,590 square-foot center. “This building represents Inova’s mission to provide not only the best health care, but to contribute to the future of medicine,” said Knox Singleton, president and CEO, Inova Health System. “It brings together the future doctors of tomorrow with a sophisticated research center that has the unique ability to take medical innovations from the research bench to the beside.”
Ground Floor Entrance: The ground floor consists of the main lobby, as well as a physician’s lounge, complete with a cafeteria and multiple sitting areas.
First Floor VCU School of Medicine: The first floor houses the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Inova Campus, outfitted with extensive teleconferencing capabilities, administrative offices, a self-directed learning center and classrooms.
Second Floor Simulation Center: The second floor, designed to be a high-tech environment, will include equipment for simulation-based clinical skills training. Through the use of highly sophisticated computer-controlled mannequins, students can master and hone their skills in a safe environment equipped with cameras, microphones and two-way mirrors to allow instructors and students to watch and critique the trainings sessions.
Third Floor Research Center: The third floor will house the Inova Research Center (IRC), a uniquely designed and integrated research center that is the first of its kind in the Washington, DC area. The IRC will include a proteomics lab, a specimen banking area, exam rooms for clinical trials, and a functional assessment lab – the second one in this area aside from the National Institutes of Health. The main areas of focus include studies in heart disease, liver disease, women’s health, cancer, neurosciences, and obesity.
Inova Health System is a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency and urgent care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.