
5 out of 5 stars
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has again been rated 5 out of 5 stars (the best possible rating) in the most recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Five-Star Quality report. The ratings use evidence-based evaluation that reflects a hospital’s standard of care based on quality measurements such as safety, timeliness and effectiveness of care.
Inova is the only hospital system in the Washington, DC region with 5-star rated hospitals from CMS and is the highest ranked system in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

National Award for Quality
Highlighting our nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been named a Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for 2022.
Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, maternity care, and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.
"Straight A's" for Hospital Safety
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Fall 2022, marking straight "A's" since 2012. This designation recognizes our efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the United States.
The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving the healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
U.S. News & World Report: Among the Best in Washington, DC Area
U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Inova Fair Oaks Hospital #4 in the Washington, DC metro area, as well as #8 in the state of Virginia.
High Performing in clinical and surgical areas
In addition, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was recognized with high-performing ratings in the following specialties and common adult procedures/conditions:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Colon Cancer Surgery
- Gastroenterology & G.I. Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Replacement
- Kidney Failure
- Maternity
- Pneumonia
- Stroke
About the U.S. News "Best Hospitals" Rankings
The U.S. News Best Hospitals analysis reviews hospitals' performance in adult and pediatric clinical specialties, procedures and conditions. Scores are based on several factors, including medical outcomes such as survival, patient experience, nurse staffing and more. Hospitals are also ranked regionally within states and major metro areas so you can find the best hospital near you.
Inova is proud to be the only healthcare system in the Washington, DC region to have been named to the Forbes list of Best Employers for Women 2022. To compile this prestigious roster, roughly 50,000 U.S. based employees were surveyed—more than 30,000 of which were women—at companies with at least 1,000 employees.