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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit Receives Reaccreditation

March 25, 2008
Hospital is one of 78 in country to be awarded this prestigious three-year accreditation.

Alexandria, VA -- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital's Hyperbaric Oxygen Unit was granted a three-year reaccreditation by the Associates of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS), a distinction awarded to fewer than 80 medical facilities in the country.

Approval is given only to facilities that have voluntarily committed to following the guidelines of the UHMS, performing approved procedures and providing the highest level of safety in hyperbaric medicine. In addition to an onsite review by physicians board-certified in hyperbaric medicine, the facilities must undergo a rigorous evaluation and review process of their performance.

"Our commitment to the community is to provide quality care for our patients," said Jonathan Titus, MD, medical director hyperbaric medicine, Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. "This designation by UHMS lets our patients know that they are receiving safe, first-class care from a facility that has achieved a superior level of expertise in hyperbaric medicine."

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat patients needing increased oxygen, such as those with carbon monoxide poisoning, scuba divers suffering from decompression sickness (the "bends"), and in treating some non-healing wounds.

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has been a leader in hyperbaric oxygen therapy for 25 years. The hospital, which has four board-certified physicians in hyperbaric and undersea medicine, treated nearly 1,000 patients with this therapy in 2007.

The Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Hyperbaric Unit is the only UHMS- approved facility in the D.C. metro region. For additional information about the Hyperbaric Unit, visit click here.

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.