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Thank you for your dedication and commitment to Virginia Hospital Center. Generous supporters collectively donated more than $5.8 million in 2016, making a lasting and meaningful impact on patient care at Virginia Hospital Center and on the health and well-being of our community. 
   
Your support is being put immediately to use to provide advanced medical treatments that saves lives and improves the quality of life of our patients. Here are just a few examples of how we put your gifts to work in 2016:
  • Increased capacity and upgrades in the Hospital's nationally recognized cardiology program to treat the most serious cardiac illnesses with the most modern medical technologies utilized by highly trained and skilled cardiologists
  • Adding two new state-of-the-art operating rooms to the J. Della Ratta Family Center for Surgery to increase capacity and perform the most complex operations safely and with optimal outcomes
  • Upgrading ultrasound equipment in our Perinatology Department serving expectant mothers with high-risk or complex pregnancies
  • Upgrading our sleep disorders unit to treat a wide range of sleep issues that impact patients' health
  • Upgrading the Calypso System for treating prostate cancer. Described as GPS for the body, this system allows our radiation oncologists to determine the exact position and movement of the prostate during radiation therapy treatment, optimizing radiation targeting and minimizing side effects
  • Caring for more than 3,500 low-income children at the Hospital's Arlington Pediatric Center
Thank you for investing in the health and well-being of our patients and community!
Jennifer Bush-Lawson Memorial 5K & Family Fun Day supports newborn care and care for low-income and uninsured expectant mothers   jblf20162
   
Virginia Hospital Center is pleased to announce that  Arlington Pediatric Center (APC)* and  the  Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Clinic are the beneficiary of $172,500 in support from proceeds of the Jennifer Bush-Lawson Memorial 5K & Family Fun Day event. This funding will support newborn care at APC as well as staffing in the Outpatient Clinic to extend clinic hours and provide telemedicine services to low-income and uninsured expectant mothers. A special thank you to the Jennifer Bush-Lawson Foundation for partnering with the Hospital in caring for our most vulnerable patients! 
  
*APC was established by the Hospital in 2001 to provide primary and acute care to the children of low-income and uninsured families living in Arlington. 
Arlington Community Federal Credit Union Presents $1,000 check to the Reinsch Pierce Family Center for Breast Health  acfu2
   
A special thanks to Arlington Federal Credit Union employees whose compassion and community spirit inspired them to support breast cancer care at the Hospital through a generous donation.
Virginia Hospital Center Received 2016 VHQC Quality Innovation Award   vhqc2
  
Virginia Hospital Center is the only hospital in the Washington, DC metropolitan area - and one of only fours hospitals in Virginia - to receive the Virginia Health Quality Center's (VHQC) 2016 Quality Innovation Award. The award recognized healthcare organizations for reducing hospital-associated infections and creating a culture of patient safety. 
  
"Virginia Hospital Center is proud to be the only hospital in the area to be recognized by the VHQC with this prestigious award," said James B. Cole, President and Chief Executive Officer. "It demonstrates our Hospital's commitment, as well as the exceptional efforts of our dedicated staff, to provide the highest quality of care to our patients."
  
VHQC is a nonprofit health quality consulting company that studies hospital performance.
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