Posts Tagged ‘childrens’
Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital Ranks in Top 40 Best Children’s Hospitals for Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report
Fairfax, VA – Oct. 8, 2024 – Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital has been recognized as a 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, ranking #39 in the nation for Neonatology. The hospital was also ranked #3 in Virginia and #17 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital is home…
Read MorePreparing for a safe and healthy school year
It is back-to-school season, and before we know it, it will be the first day of the new year – a milestone parents prepare their children for annually. We are here to help with practical tips parents can use to ensure their child has a successful and healthy start to the academic year. Now’s the…
Read MoreTeen overcomes rare brain condition after neurosurgery at Inova
It was an ordinary summer evening when 16-year-old Henry came down with a pounding headache. No one knew it at the time, but that headache would change the course of Henry’s life. That night, Henry began a year-long journey that tested the limits of his grit and determination. Henry’s story is one of resilience, hope,…
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 Children’s Opens New Outpatient Specialty Locations
Sites expand regional access to pediatric subspecialty care Falls Church, VA – Inova Children’s celebrates the opening of two new specialty care locations that give families in Northern Virginia easy and convenient access to a broad range of pediatric subspecialty services. Inova Children’s – Willow Oaks, located at 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Fairfax,…
Read MoreHigher Than Expected COVID-19 Antibody Rates in Children in Northern Virginia
Falls Church, VA – Last summer, from July to October 2020, Inova Health System partnered with the Virginia Department of Health and George Mason University to conduct a COVID-19 serology (antibody) study to analyze the incidence of COVID-19 in children in Northern Virginia. The analysis of blood samples from more than 1,000 children, ages 0…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Children – Six Months In
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. Although it feels like much longer, it has only been six months since the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was…
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