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The Future Of The Cornwall Campus
Inova Loudoun Hospital Expansion Begins Kara Clark Staff Writer
Inova Loudoun Hospital’s presence in the Town of Leesburg has been a constant since 1912, with 100 years of service being celebrated next year. The hospital began on the site of today’s Leesburg Hobbies and Collectibles shop on West Market Street but, in 1917, moved to property on its current campus on Cornwall Street. For many years it was the only game in town as far as healthcare in the county was concerned. But, as the population east of Leesburg began to grow considerably in the 1990s, Inova staff made the decision to close Cornwall’s emergency room in 1997 and move it to the sprawling Lansdowne campus off Riverside Parkway. In the meantime, according to Inova Loudoun’s Chief Growth Officer James Rohrbaugh, hospital staff began to reevaluate the role the Cornwall campus would play in the healthcare community going forward. “We came together to talk about what happens in western Loudoun and Leesburg and what are the healthcare needs,” he said. It was quickly determined that the need still existed for an emergency department at Cornwall and the emergency room there was reopened in 2003. That began what Rohrbaugh characterized as a “revitalization” of the Leesburg campus, with the addition of an outpatient radiology unit and the construction of a medical office building by a group of area physicians adding to the new energy on the campus. Currently, about 65 physicians practice in the medical office building. In 2005, as part of the county’s Comprehensive Plan for Healthcare, Inova Loud-
oun staff reaffirmed the commitment to the Leesburg campus and took the next few years determining what would be the best way to move forward on adding or expanding services there. The first step for the Cornwall campus will be a refurbished emergency department to include private and trauma rooms. All told, the renovations will increase the size of the emergency department, along with the lab and radiology units, to 12,823 square feet, a more than 3,000-square-foot increase. Other improvements include the construction of a new lab; outpatient imaging enhancements, including an additional CT scanner; a new brick façade on the 1974 building; upgraded space for the Loudoun Free Clinic and Loudoun Child Advocacy Center; and other improvements, including materials management, patient transport, security and central plant upgrades. The phase one project is set to be completed in 2012, just in time for Inova Loudoun’s 100th anniversary. A second phase renovation project will commence soon after phase one’s completion, and will involve the relocation of the Loudoun Adult Medical Psychiatric Services, a 22-bed adult inpatient behavioral medicine unit. Surface parking will also be added at the East Wing. That phase will be completed in 2013. Upon completion, Rohrbaugh predicts the Leesburg campus will continue to deliver the top-notch healthcare the community has come to expect from it in its almost 100 years of existence. “The campus’ whole compliment of services meets the day-to-day needs of folks in central and western Loudoun,” he said.
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“What this renovation does is it just continues to provide state-of-the-art care.” Once the renovations are complete, the older buildings on the Cornwall campus will be demolished, leaving only the two main buildings, including the one to be renovated, and the long-term care center. That gives Inova Loudoun staff more flex-
ibility in the future to determine the best fits for the campus going forward. Rohrbaugh estimates the campus could double or triple in size from its current footprint in the years to come and says the physician population taking up office space there will help to determine the best additions for the campus going forward. n
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Teachers Play With Inova’s Interactive Mannequins Lindsey Brookbank Contributing Writer
Mannequins don’t speak, let alone function like living human beings, right? If a hospital staff member at Inova Loudoun Hospital were asked this question, they would most likely laugh before leading the questioner to the Claude Moore Simulation Lab, where four interactive mannequins—SimMan, Megacode Kelly, Megacode Kid, and an infant—rest, waiting to be experimented with. For Donna Joseph, a nurse administrative supervisor at Inova Loudoun, the mannequins, which are made of synthetic material that feels like skin, are just like other patients. Introducing four teachers from Loudoun and Prince William counties and an Inova Loudoun intern to the mannequins, Joseph pointed to one without a blanket—a sight she said was
bothersome, since the mannequins should be treated like living human patients. The group members—DeAnne Payne and Tammy Svitek of River Bend Middle School; Susan Farmer of Parkside Middle School; Diane Scott of Seneca Ridge Middle School; and Mouna Penmetsa, a rising senior at Briar Woods High School who is a communications affair intern at Inova Loudoun—worked with the mannequins in a session called Hands on Experience/Simulation Lab through George Washington University’s Teachers in Industry Project. The project gives teachers the opportunity to travel to various work environments, including Inova Loudoun, where they can gain knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be brought back to the classroom. During the session, the group learned Continued On Page 42
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Inova Introduces Teachers To Heart & Vascular Institute Lindsey Brookbank Contributing Writer
The words, “it looks like a baby,” echoed through an observation room in the “cath,” or catherterization, lab, as teachers from Loudoun and Prince William counties and an Inova Loudoun Hospital intern ogled over a sonogram of what they thought was a living fetus. But in reality, the black and white moving image was of a beating heart, which was relatively healthy, aside from some small calcifications. For the onlookers, watching the heart thump repeatedly was an eye-opening experience—many of them pressed their hands against their chests, asking themselves how the organ could pump blood so rapidly without it creating a more prominent feeling. And perhaps their memories will be shared with students during the upcoming school year, since the purpose of the teachers’ trip to the hospital was to gain knowledge to supplement their lessons. The teachers visited Inova Loudoun through George Washington University’s Teachers in Industry Project, which gives middle and high school core content teachers the
opportunity to travel to the work environment for which they are preparing their students. Mainly, the teachers learned about the areas of STEM—science, technology, engineering and mathematics—which are all subjects the hospital has to offer, said Donna Fortier, the community affairs and executive director of Mobile Health Services for Inova Loudoun. The medical field is grounded in science, Fortier said. The hospital uses technology to monitor patients’ health and conditions, engineering with its equipment and lay out and mathematics to administer medications, she added. DeAnne Payne, a sixth grade science teacher, and Tammy Svitek, a seventh grade language arts teacher, both from River Bend Middle School; Susan Farmer, an eighth grade physical science teacher at Parkside Middle School; and Diane Scott, an English as a second language teacher at Seneca Ridge Middle School; attended a series of sessions at Inova Louduon. Mouna Penmetsa, a rising senior at Briar Woods High School who is a communication affairs intern at Inova Loudoun, also participated. And the heart observation was only a
mere portion of the teachers’ Cardiovascular Equipment and Diagnosis in Healthcare Facilities session last Friday afternoon with Christy Matarazzo, the senior programming analyst for Inova Loudoun’s Heart and Vascular Institute. As soon as Matarazzo met the group in the cafeteria, the teachers started bouncing ideas off her. Farmer commented on the positive attitude of the hospital’s staff and said she wanted to transfer that energy to the classroom. Leading the group through the main lobby of the hospital and into the Heart and Vascular unit, which provides “state-of-the-art technologies to treat patients who have heart and vascular disease,” according to the Inova Louduon website, Matarazzo explained how important it is for those who suffer from a heart attack to be treated within 90 minutes—an amount of time she said goes by “really, really fast,” making the hospital a hot spot for those in Loudoun. If a person has a heart attack in Loudoun, they can now stay in the area, rather than travel to another surrounding hospital, Reneé Brohard, spokesperson for Inova Loudoun, said. Continuing the session, Matarazzo told the group the unit consists of a cath and an Continued On Page 43
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Stay Healthy & Help The Earth By Eating Locally Samantha Bartram Staff Writer
With the county gearing up for the 11day Farm-to-Fork Loudoun event, the focus these days is squarely on eating locally produced food. The health benefits of consuming more fresh fruits and vegetables and choosing responsibly raised proteins is well documented, but there are also many ancillary positives related to choosing locally sourced food.
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It’s relatively easy to grow lots of vegetables and berries in even the most urban setting, and the benefits to the earth when choosing to do so certainly can be measured. Industrial farming uses hundreds of tons of pesticides and fertilizers to ensure as large and stable a crop as possible. This makes sense for the large-scale farmer, for whom the bottom line is of utmost concern. For the consumer, however, that means a product that has been exposed to noxious chemicals and large patches of earth that have repeatedly endured applications of toxins over periods of several months at a time. Often these chemicals end up in our ground water supply, wrecking
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Fortunately for the American consumer, there is a way to unmistakably telegraph one’s feelings about such agricultural practices. Where we spend our dollars speaks perhaps more loudly than any letter sent to Capitol Hill or any vote cast in a dark booth. Taking the time to find local outlets for our food is well worth the effort when the alternative is exposing ourselves and our families to toxins that have been linked to human cancers like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, as atrazine has. Many towns across the country host seasonal farm markets where fresh produce, often grown without the use of harmful chemicals,
can be found en masse. Buying organic from the grocery store is another, albeit somewhat expensive, option when chemical use is a concern. Still another option is growing small quantities of vegetables in the backyard or in pots, for those who lack green space close to home. In the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, organizations like Food and Earth Systems International consult with restaurants and individuals on how to maximize their agriculture potential. From rooftop gardens to salads grown in a window box, home gardeners will find they have many options at hand to wean themselves off industrial agriculture. Online resources like those offered by the National Resource Defense Council help in the search for local markets. Under the “Smarter Living” tab at www.nrdc.org, visitors will find an interactive map and pull-down menus that list farmer’s markets across the country, what produce is in season and ways to use that product to the best result.
Good for the Body, and the Mind
As mentioned above, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, accompanied by responsibly raised animal proteins including eggs, beef, pork, chicken and dairy, has demonstrable health benefits for the consumer. Dark, leafy greens like kale, chard and mustard are among the easiest and highest yield plants to grow, and they also happen to be packed with beneficial nutrients. High in beta-carotene, calcium and vitamins K and C, these tasty greens have been shown to reduce inflammation and even repair cell damage. Free-range chickens are permitted to feed on naturally occurring grasses and insects, making for a richer, nutrient-packed bird and egg. Those who take the time to source free-range eggs will attest to their difference
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in taste and appearance, with dark, rich yolks that yield a great flavor. This is as opposed to chicken eggs from industrial battery-raised birds, which are confined to small cages throughout their life span and fed a diet of grain that is often augmented with antimicrobial agents, vitamin supplements and growth hormones. Learning how to grow vegetables or raise animals for food impacts the mind in a positive way as well. Children who see their parents gardening will often carry that practice into adulthood, and pass those traditions on to yet another generation. Teaching children to be good stewards of the earth and appreciate where food comes from could do much to change the state of large-scale agriculture as it is known today. Adults in urban environments would perhaps be surprised to learn how much can be produced out of a home garden, causing second thoughts about buying that next cheap bag of Dole salad mix. Little by little, dangerous and harmful agricultural practices can be changed if consumers band together to demand better. The negative impacts of industrial agriculture can be mitigated as more people choose to grow vegetables at home, shop farmer’s markets and choose smartly at the big grocery stores. As Loudouners appreciate the bounty our fertile county has to offer during the Farm-to-Fork Loudoun celebration, let’s all take steps to keep that mentality going by continuing to support small-scale agriculture, and even give it a try in our own backyards. n
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It is rare for what starts as a workout regime at the gym to develop into a professional career—Ashburn resident Tori Nelson is one of those rare cases. The 34-year-old chose boxing as a form of exercise due in part to her tomboyish attitude as well as her now-separated husband’s background as a boxer in the military. “My husband at the time told me, ‘Why don’t you find a gym in the area where you can do boxing, and I’ll go with you,’” Nelson said. Upon entering the Ashburn gym, X Fit 24-7, she quickly built relationships with the gym’s owner and Craig Fladager, who became her trainer and helped her grow as a boxer. “The owner asked me one day, ‘What do you want to get out of this?’ and I said ‘I’m going to be a world champion,’ ” Nelson said. At the time, her lofty goal may have seemed like wishful thinking, but after one year as a professional boxer, her dream is closer to a reality. Next week, Nelson will travel to Trinidad for the biggest fight of her young career. She will face Lorissa Rivas of Las Vegas for the World Title Middleweight Belt at the Jean
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Pierre Sports Complex in Port-of-Spain. The bout will also be the longest fight of her career, scheduled for 10 two-minute rounds. “I knew that God was going to bless me with an opportunity to be a world champion, but never this quick. I know boxers who have fought longer and haven’t had a chance,” Nelson said. “This is a dream come true and truly a blessing.” To reach the success she has in boxing, Nelson has for several years kept up an intense training regimen, all while raising two children and balancing four other jobs. She works as a server at IHOP, as a cafeteria worker and a bus driver for Loudoun County Public Schools and as a bus driver for a church camp. “At times it’s hard to train and work. By the time I get done with a shift I may feel tired, but I know I’ve got to go train,” Nelson said, adding that it’s worth it because she enjoys it. “If there’s something you really want to do, you find a way to do it.” And that’s just what she did. She not only achieved her initial goal, to stay in shape, but also proved how good of a boxer she is. As an amateur boxer, she was a three time Golden Gloves Champion and claimed the Hagerstown Heavyweight Championship Belt. Going into boxing she fought in the heavyweight class, weighing in at 180 pounds,
Tori Nelson but as time and her training progressed she eventually dropped more than 30 pounds and fought in the middleweight and light middleweight classes. Upon reaching her current weight of 150 pounds, Nelson decided it is in her best interest to maintain the weight. “I won’t be as strong if I drop anymore,” Nelson said. “Also, I can fight at two weight
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classes; I like it that way. It gives me a chance to get more fights.” Even though she can get more fights than most, matches have still been hard to come by. This is in part because of the low number of professional female boxers, especially in the Northern Virginia—Washington, DC, area, where Nelson seems to be the only one. This has also impacted her training, as she has to train with male boxers; however Nelson sees this as an advantage. “It’s good because it makes me stronger, quicker and sharper,” Nelson said. “If a guy hit me, I know a girl’s punch won’t be bad.” Along with the lack of opponents, a lack of sponsorship has slowed Nelson’s boxing career. “Right now, I don’t have any sponsors, so my trainer and corner man have had to put up all the money for my fights,” Nelson said. With no sponsorship money, Nelson rarely takes fights outside of Virginia or Maryland. Still, she’s been able to make a name for herself at the amateur levels, and since May 2010, at the professional level. She has fought her way to a 3-0-1 record and is on a three-fight winning streak. Upon entering professional boxing, Nelson decided not to commit to boxing in a particular league, according to her corner man Bill Forbes. “There are two main leagues for women’s boxing,” Forbes said. “The WIBF [Women’s International Boxing Federation] and the women’s WBC [World Boxing Council].” Between the two leagues there are more than 1,000 professional women boxers worldwide. Despite the large number of boxers, Nelson has only had four fights so far. Nelson’s professional debut was on May 8, 2010, against Shelly Seivert of Severna Park, MD. According to Forbes, Nelson fought her way back in the latter of the four rounds to force the decision to end in a draw. In her second fight almost five months later, Nelson faced Rachel Clark of Philadelphia. The four-round fight took place at Waldorf ’s Jaycees Community Center. A unanimous decision gave Nelson her first win at the professional stage. Nelson had little time to rest after her first victory. Her next fight was Dec. 11 at the Pikesville Armory, where she faced an opponent she had seen before—Seivert. This event would be unlike any of her previous fights, as the Nelson-Seivert fight was billed as a co-main event on the card for the night. Along with the placement of her match, the fight was six two-minute rounds, longer than her previous fights. Still, both boxers were able to make it through all of the rounds without being knocked out. The victor was chosen by decision once again—Nelson was named the winner by unanimous decision. Nelson’s next fight was June 25 in Virginia Beach, marking her first professional
i vD iAnYg LL EoEuSdBoUuR nG L TO fight in the state. For her second rematch fight in her short professional career, she faced Clark, the current No. 2 ranked light middleweight boxer in the country, who was looking to even her series against Nelson and make a run at being the No. 1 boxer in her weight class. Nelson had other plans. After four intense rounds of boxing, the judges scored the fight as a unanimous decision for Nelson. For the next domestic fight, Nelson is scheduled to compete at the Jimmy Lange Boxing show Sept. 10 at the Patriot Center. Her opponent is yet to be decided. Often opponents are not named until three weeks before the event, according to Forbes. Even though Nelson is only four fights into her boxing career, she is showing a lot of promise, according to Forbes. “Tori should get her shot in the next year or two for a world title if she keeps going the way she is now,” Forbes said at the beginning of July. Nelson will get that chance even sooner than Forbes expected with her fight in Trinidad next week. “I want to bring home that belt not just for me, but for my trainer [Fladager ] too,” Nelson said. “He has done so much for me through training and funding my travel to fights, so I really want to bring it back for him.” Women’s boxing will draw the world’s attention with its debut in the 2012 Olympics in London. The Olympics will only allow amateur female boxers to participate, so Nelson will sit this one out. But the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, region claims more amateur women boxers than professionals, so this could be their chance for the spotlight. In particular, Forbes said, nationally ranked Franchon Crews from Baltimore, MD, is one to watch in the Olympics. If local fighters don’t fair well, the global event will still be a chance to see some of the best boxers in the world compete on the biggest stage, Forbes added. And it will only help more women realize they can compete in boxing. n
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Celiac Disease: Going Without Gluten Casey Fabris
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Three years ago, my sister got a severe flu during her senior year of high school. Even days after the flu symptoms passed, she felt sick after every meal. My parents took her to several doctors who labeled the symptoms as acid reflux and a slow emptying of the stomach. She tested various medications for months. “Finally, we went to a nutritionist who diagnosed me almost on the spot with Celiac Disease,” Carly Fabris, now 20 years old, said. Celiac Disease is an autoimmune disorder revolving around gluten. Those plagued with the disease cannot properly digest gluten, which is found in wheat, flour, barley and rye. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, when those with CD ingest gluten, the villi on their small intestine are damaged, which renders them incapable of digesting basic nutrients necessary to a healthy lifestyle. Many confuse CD with an allergy to gluten or gluten intolerance, but it is an autoimmune disease, so it is impossible to outgrow like allergies. Even though one out of 133 people in the United States are affected with the disease, according to the CDF, it is
often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all. “We just have been very bad at finding it until recently, so it is diagnosed less in the United States,” Kelly Dorfman, a nutritionist and dietician in Maryland, who diagnosed Fabris, said. “The Europeans and Australians have been much better at catching it than we have been, unfortunately. One study found the average time until diagnosis here in the U.S. was 11 years.” Heather Goodwin, a Spanish teacher at Stone Bridge High School has learned to live with the disease since October 2007. She had digestive problems for a long time and thought she caught something while traveling abroad over the summer. “Since my grandmother has Celiac Disease as well, I asked if I could be tested for it,” Goodwin said. “The doctor was doubtful that it was what was causing my problems, but she agreed to test me anyway. After the blood test and endoscopy the diagnosis was confirmed.” CD is difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are not always obviously gastrointestinal. There are multiple symptoms that indicate CD, and not all of them obviously point to the autoimmune disease. According to the CDF website, classic symptoms are generally related to digestion; these are the
more obvious symptoms. More unexpected symptoms include osteoporosis, delayed puberty and mouth ulcers, among others. Dorfman heard Peter Green, head of the Celiac Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, say the main reason many doctors hesitated to diagnose the disease is because there were no drugs to treat it and it’s not easy to identify. An endoscopy is usually required, which involves inserting a tube down the throat and into the small intestine while the patient is sedated. “There are some tricky technical problems when trying to diagnose CD with an endoscopy,” Dorfman said. “As a result, the samples do not consistently find the disease even when it is present.” Oftentimes the results of the test for the disease are not conclusive, she added. The first time my sister was tested for the disease, it came back negative. Still, her doctor said she was positive that she had the disease. “[Dorfman] said that I needed to take wheat, barley and rye out of my diet,” Fabris said. CD can also be difficult to diagnose because it can be contracted seemingly out of nowhere, as my sister experienced. For many adults, the disease can be triggered for the first time after surgery, a viral infection, severe
emotional stress, pregnancy or childbirth, according to the CDF. The most important thing that those who suffer from CD must do is read all food labels and ask questions about every food before they eat it, Dorfman said. “Those with CD cannot just cut down, they have to avoid gluten completely. That means all foods with wheat, rye, spelt and barley. Every label must be scrutinized and going out to eat can be a minefield as sufferers are often given wrong information and then pay later.” Goodwin recommends Wegmans brand food, which is clearly labeled if it is gluten free. Loudoun County also has restaurants that serve gluten-free entrees, including Manhattan Pizzeria, Fire Works Pizza and Ford’s Fish Shack, among others. Goodwin suggests that as more people with the disease talk about it, the more people will know about CD. “At first I hid the foods I carried with me to weddings and other celebrations,” she said. “Now I openly eat the food I pack and hope that people ask me about it, so that I can educate them about the disease. Many people have found out that they also have the disease after talking to me, and I am so glad that I was able to help them.” n
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In response to several disconcerting national and regional trends—a rise in obesity, higher stress and the ever-frenetic pace of the area—Ashburn’s Nova Medical Group is hoping a new initiative will help curb the growth of diabetes among its clientele. The medical group on Tuesday opened the doors to its new Nova Diabetes Center, a comprehensive facility providing medical, educational and support services to patients with pre-diabetes, type I and type II diabetes. The diabetes center is located in Suite 203 of Nova Medical’s Ashburn facility, at 21785 Filigree Court. Board certified internist and endocrinologist Dr. James F. McMurry will head the diabetes center and will work hand-in-hand with registered dietician and certified diabetic educator Amy Johnson and naturopathic physician Teerawong Kasiolarn. Personalized medical care, specialized labs and testing, nutritional counseling and other medical services will be offered. Patients will also have access to Nova Medical Group’s integrative services. Dr. Grace Keenan, medical director and founder of Nova Medical Group and Urgent Care Center, Inc., has personally witnessed the incidence of diabetes and pre-diabetes grow since she opened her first practice in CountrySide in 1988. She points out that the disease is one of the “fastest growing epidemics in the world” now affecting around 350 million people and calls the rise of type II diabetes cases particularly concerning. She points to the rising stress levels of adults, and poor eating and exercise habits, with many turning more often to fast food for everyday meals. Keenan hopes a comprehensive approach to dealing with pre-diabetes and diabetes will help patients to make
better choices that won’t affect their health. “It’s about helping people find a way in life they can slow it down and focus more on themselves,” she said. “To address this problem and really help in general we need to be talking not about what pill to give you…but how to help you live more a meaningful life; how to eat, how to rest, how to deal with stress and exercise.” Combining the knowledge and skill sets of McMurry, Johnson and Kasiolarn are one step in that direction. Keenan said the center might look to add a culinary component in the coming months as well. The focus on eating and exercise habits cannot be overstated. McMurry said even some weight loss goes a long way in slowing the incidence of diabetes. He points to a recent issue of a diabetes medical journal to make his point. “The most important thing is getting the weight down some,” he said. “Some weight loss even helps. Getting on a walking program or other exercise makes a big difference, too. Somewhere in the order of eight to 20 pounds is enough to reverse things for awhile.” As education is a large component of prevention and proper care, Nova Diabetes Center will be rolling out a slew of classes beginning in September. Monthly Diabetes Education Classes will be offered to patients with type I and type II diabetes and will teach them the ABCs of diabetes. Also available bimonthly will be group naturopathic sessions addressing natural treatment options for managing pre-diabetes. In addition, a comprehensive diabetes program for those with type I and type II diabetes will be available by September. This program will incorporate a majority of the a la carte services offered at the Nova Diabetes Center. n
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intervention radiology lab—she said doctors in the cath lab focus on the heart, while intervention radiologists specialize in everything stemming from the heart. The unit is staffed with techs and doctors, which Inova shares with Fairfax Hospital, and nurses, who remain at the same hospital to maintain consistency, which is a topic Matarazzo stressed and said can be used in classrooms. To eliminate human error, every move hospital staff makes is recorded electronically. For example, before nurses give medicine to patients, they ask for the person’s full name and birthday. They then scan their hospital bands, which show a record of the drugs they have received previously, and record the latest administration. Matarazzo also said a patient’s information, especially for allergies, is documented on hospital computers for all doctors to see. “You cannot make one mistake,” she said of the expectations for hospital staff. “Ninetyfive percent is not OK. You have to be right 100 percent, all the time.” Walking the halls of the unit, bodies wearing different colored scrubs were a common sight for the teachers. Some of the techs, doctors and nurses even stopped what they were working on to talk to the group, two being ultrasound techs. Although they each went through years of schooling for their jobs, they
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