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Inova Heart and Vascular Institute opens
Virginia Business
January
2005
Inova
Health System recently opened the Inova Heart and Vascular
Institute on the campus of Inova Fairfax Hospital. Inova
Fairfax is the dominant hospital in its region, the
Virginia suburbs around Washington, for cardiology and
vascular surgery procedures, according to Virginia Health
Information.
The
four-story building offers 156 patient rooms, 132 of
which are private and 24 semi-private. There are 48
intensive coronary beds and six operating rooms. Cardiovascular
services include cardiac rehabilitation, noninvasive
cardiac services, outpatient services and education/conference
facilities. Inova also included an innovative indoor/outdoor
“healing garden” on the grounds, to encourage
and accelerate recovery. “Research has demonstrated
that a healing environment helps patients by enhancing
the effects of drug therapy and medical technology,”
says Dr. Edward A. Lefrak, medical director of cardiac
surgery for Inova Health Systems. The institute’s
goal is to provide an environment that maximizes the
healing process.
Inova Health System wants the institute to serve as
a center for research, preventive medicine, disease
management, care interventions and rehabilitation. “As
the area’s population grows older, it is essential
that quality care, the most advanced technology, service
and education are available,” says Dr. Alan Speir,
section chief of cardiac surgery. “The Inova Heart
and Vascular Institute allows us to ensure that all
area residents have access to the care they need.”
The $152.2 million building was designed by the architectural
firm of Wilmont/Sanz and was built by Turner Construction.
Lewis & Scully Landscaping designed the grounds
and healing garden.
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