Inova is hosting a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday to mark the opening of the new Inova Veatch Family Behavioral Health Unit at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (IMVH).
Inova is expanding its behavioral health unit at IMVH and increasing overall bed capacity to 50 inpatient behavioral health beds – a 67 percent increase over the previous capacity. The expansion was due in part to a generous gift from Jeffrey and Amiya Veatch.
For many years, the Northern Virginia region has seen an increase in residents seeking behavioral health services, with admissions at Inova up 5 percent, and Inova Emergency Departments treating nearly 1,200 behavioral health patients each month.
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is at 2501 Parkers Lane in Alexandria.
Earlier this year, Roberta Tinch, MHA, FACHE — president of IMVH — was named by Modern Healthcare as one of the Top 25 Emerging Leaders for 2023. The program recognizes the healthcare industry's rising stars age 40 and under who contribute to a culture of innovation and help their organizations achieve and exceed financial, operational and clinical goals. Modern Healthcare is a trusted business news and information brand in the healthcare industry.
And earlier this month, all five Inova hospitals received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
