Awards & Recognition for Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

For the 2019-2020 awards year, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has earned the distinction of #8 Best Hospital in the Washington, DC metropolitan region, and the #11 Best Hospital in the state of Virginia.

High Performing in clinical and surgical areas

U.S. News & World Report also has ranked Inova Fair Oaks Hospital as “High Performing” for the following specialty areas or procedures:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement
• Urology

About U.S. News "Best Hospitals" rankings

The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 30th year, are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making informed decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or for common elective procedures. U.S. News evaluates more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and conditions. The U.S. News Best Hospitals methodologies in most areas of care are based largely or entirely on objective measures such as risk-adjusted survival and readmission rates, volume, patient experience, patient safety and quality of nursing, among other care-related indicators.

In 2014, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval™ for stroke care. This certification as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission recognizes facilities that make exceptional efforts to meet the unique needs of stroke patients and foster better outcomes for stroke care. Learn more

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® again in 2014 for healthcare quality for two additional programs, Spine Surgery and for Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery. Read more about Inova Fair Oaks Gold Seals of Approval

In 2013, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital also earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for its Palliative Care Program by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in palliative care. Read the press release

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has also been accredited by The Joint Commission. The purpose of this is to evaluate Inova Fair Oaks Hospital's compliance with nationally established Joint Commission standards that relate to quality of care, safety of care and safety in the environment of care.

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been named a Magnet™ organization, one of the highest levels of recognition a hospital can achieve for excellence in nursing services.

Magnet designation is conferred by the American Nurses Credential Center's (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital joins an elite 5 percent of hospitals nationwide who have received Magnet recognition.

The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes healthcare organizations that demonstrate excellence in nursing practice and adherence to national standards for the organization and delivery of nursing services. Applicants undergo a rigorous evaluation that includes extensive interviews about and review of nursing services.

Research shows there are clear benefits to the communities served by hospitals that are awarded Magnet status; for example, Magnet facilities attract and retain the best and brightest nurses, who provide world-class care, resulting in optimal patient outcomes.
 

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was named Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the nation's leading accreditor of healthcare organizations, in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. Read more about Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s top quality measures 

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been designated as a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology by AAGL, the leading association promoting minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. This designation means that both the hospital and the surgeons have undergone a review process and met standards to ensure the efficacy, safety and efficiency of their minimally invasive gynecology capabilities. Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s skilled surgical team performs 94 percent of gynecologic procedures using a minimally invasive approach.
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is nationally recognized as an MBSAQIP-accredited comprehensive center for weight loss surgery by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. This designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in obesity surgery.

To earn an MBSAQIP accreditation, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital underwent a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes were collected.  Visit our Weight Loss Services website 

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been named one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America" by Becker’s Hospital Review. The hospitals included in this list have proven to be innovators for medical treatments, research, technology and care delivery. Read the press release

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has been named a recipient of the 2010 Premier Award for Quality. This award recognizes leading healthcare organizations that efficiently provide outstanding patient care and consistently set the standard in clinical excellence nationwide. Read the press release

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s cancer center was accredited in 2013 by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons. Accreditation of a cancer center is granted only to those facilities that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in cancer diagnosis and treatment and are able to comply with established CoC standards.

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association (ASA) have awarded Inova Fair Oaks Hospital the GOLD PLUS Award for outstanding specialized stroke treatment. In addition, Inova Fair Oaks has attained the distinction of Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite.

The "Get with the Guidelines" designation indicates that stroke assessment and services at the hospital provide patients with the best chance of survival. Read more about the "Get with the Guidelines" stroke program

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital's breast care program was one of the first in the D.C. metro area to receive accreditation as a nationally recognized breast care provider by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital has received the U.S. Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA), a premier award for performance excellence. Our hospital was identified as a model organization for demonstrating excellence and maturity in business approaches, deployment and results. The SPQA performance criteria and core values are adapted from the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and are used by many top public and private institutions as a proven business model.

Based on the Cleverley and Associates Community Value Index® score, this hospital has ranked as one of the top hospitals in the nation in terms of the value we provide to the community.

Inova Fair Oaks 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