U.S. News & World Report
Inova Loudoun Hospital has been named to the U.S. News & World Report list of the Washington, DC, region's best hospitals. To be ranked in its metro area, a hospital must score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties. Inova Loudoun Hospital was named "High Performing" in six specialty areas: Diabetes & Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Geriatrics; Kidney Disorders; Pulmonology; and Urology.
The first in Northern Virginia to receive accreditation from ARC-ASTRO for radiation oncology
In October 2011, our radiation oncology program received accreditation from the American College of Radiology and The American Society of Radiation Oncology, demonstrating the highest level of quality and patient safety. Read the press release
Innovations in healthcare
Inova Loudoun Hospital nurse researchers have been recognized by the Health Care Innovations Exchange, a comprehensive program run by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services designed to increase the development and adoption of innovations in healthcare delivery. The Kids Living Fit™ program educated children about healthy lifestyle choices, and resulted in increases in physical activity plus reductions in BMI and waist circumference. The program was subsequently adapted and researched for nurses (Nurses Living Fit™). Learn more.

National Quality Award from the American Health Care Association
Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has received the Bronze National Quality Award from the American Health Care Association. This national award is well known within the nursing home industry as a benchmark for high quality care. Facilities are evaluated on criteria based on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In receiving the award, Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center demonstrates high levels of performance and excellence.
Among the best in breast care
Institute at Inova Loudoun Hospital is among fewer than 70 centers nationwide to receive a three-year accreditation in November 2009 from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). Read the press release.
Primary Stroke Center
In March 2009, Inova Loudoun Hospital was named a Primary Stroke Center and received the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. Certification as a Primary Stroke Center is held by only a small percentage of hospitals nationwide. The certification also applies to the Emergency Department at Inova Loudoun Medical Campus – Leesburg, the first free-standing emergency department in the state to be designated a Primary Stroke Center. Read the press release.
Silver and Silver Plus Stroke Award
Inova Loudoun Hospital has been recognized with the Silver and Silver Plus Award by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association. An advanced level of stroke recognition, it acknowledges hospitals for their compliance with the quality measures within the Get With the Guidelines Stroke Program. Read the press release.
Recognized for Cancer Center excellence
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer honored Inova Loudoun Hospital with an Outstanding Achievement Award for cancer care in 2008. Only 93 hospitals nationwide received this recognition for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. Read the press release.
We've received the prestigious Magnet designation
Inova Loudoun Hospital for the second time received Magnet designation, the highest institutional honor awarded for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The second re-certification occurred in 2011. Only 5 percent of the 6,000 hospitals in the United States have earned Magnet designation. Learn more.
Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence 
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has awarded the Telementry Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. This award signifies exceptional patient care through improved outcomes and greater overall satisfaction. Inova Loudoun Hospital is one of just four telementry units in the country to receive this prestigious designation.
The Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Inova Loudoun Hospital has also received the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. Only seven medical surgical intensive care units in the Washington, DC, region have achieved this status and only 242 units across the country. Learn more.
Premier Healthcare Alliance national Quest collaborative

Inova Loudoun Hospital was named a 2011 Top Performing Hospital in the Premier Healthcare Alliance's national Quest collaborative. Culminating a voluntary 3-year QUEST program, Inova participated in the exercise out of a commitment to patient best interests and a dedication to reducing preventable harm and readmission.
Read the press release.