Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital Hosting

Leesburg, VA – The Children’s Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital is the only pediatric ER in Loudoun County and one of only two in the Northern Virginia area. In an effort to continue meeting the needs of our youngest patients Inova Loudoun Hospital is exploring the possibility of becoming an autism and sensory processing disorder friendly emergency room.

Inova Loudoun is hosting two focus groups for parents/caregivers of children who have autism or a sensory processing disorder. The focus groups will give parents/caregivers and opportunity to provide suggestions and insight for creating an environment that meets the needs of these patients.

Focus group meetings will be held on Thursday, August 18 at 3 p.m. and Saturday, August 20 at 5:30 p.m. The meetings will be at Inova Loudoun Hospital, 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg, in the Natural Birth Center Classroom (South Lobby Entrance). Free valet parking is available. To RSVP, or to provide written suggestions, please contact Allyson Halverson, Child Life Specialist, at Allyson.halverson@inova.org.

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Inova Loudoun Hospital, serving Loudoun County for over 100 years, is part of Inova, a not-for-profit healthcare 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. Visit us on the web at www.inova.org/ilh.

About Inova

Inova is a not-for-profit health care system located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, serving over two million people with over 1,700 licensed beds based in Northern Virginia. Inova consists of five hospitals including the area’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care unit. Inova encompasses many health services including the nationally and internationally recognized Inova Heart and Vascular Institute (IHVI), Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) on genomics, Inova Neuroscience Institute and Inova Children’s Hospital. Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. More information and statistics about Inova is at www.inova.org.