Tag: health
Home for sale in Annandale was built by students
A brand-new home for sale in Annandale has a unique back story: It was built by youths with special needs who attend an alternative school run by Phillips Programs for Children and Families. The light green house at 6436 Holyoke Drive has four bedrooms, three and a-half bathrooms, two gas fireplaces, marble counter tops in … Continued
Outdoor fitness equipment installed at Lincolnia Park
Who needs to join a gym, when you can exercise for free at the new outdoor fitness equipment at Lincolnia Park? The park, at 6295 Eighth St., Alexandria, has fitness machines similar the gear in regular gyms. The outdoor gym, designed for people 14 and older, provides a complete workout to build muscle strength, improve … Continued
Agape settles Medicaid fraud allegations
The Agape Adult Day Center at 6349 Lincolnia Road. Agape Health Management Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle federal and state civil fraud allegations that claimed Agape submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid Program. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the … Continued
Health clinic opens next to Annandale Safeway
The health clinic operated by American Executive Health System is now up and running at its new location between Petco and Safeway in the Little River Plaza Shopping Center. It was formerly located in an office building at 7611 Little River Turnpike. The clinic provides urgent care, primary care, cardiovascular services, vaccinations and travel medicine … Continued
Investigations underway on police actions in death near Round Tree Park
Gianelos [Everly Community] Advocates for the disabled believe the situation in which a severely autistic man, Paul Gianelos, died after a confrontation with the police near Round Tree Park in Annandale, could have been handled better. While no one has charged the authorities with acting negligently, St. John’s Community Services, the organization that employed Gianelos’ … Continued
For the homeless, the Bailey’s Shelter is a stepping stone to a better life
Dana Guthrie (left) and David Marmoll are staying at the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. None of the residents of the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter encountered on April 14 were aware that Fairfax County is planning to temporarily relocate the shelter to Lincolnia, a plan that has met with strong opposition from some local residents. The … Continued
CERT course teaches neighbors to take charge during emergencies
CERT students set up a triage system to care for the wounded. Local residents bleeding heavily and screaming in pain were lying on the floor of the Moose Lodge in Bailey’s Crossroads Saturday morning following a severe tornado. One woman lost three fingers, another victim had a leg sheared off, while others suffered broken bones … Continued
Peers in recovery help those still struggling regain control of their lives
At the Peer Resource Center open house, left to right: Byron Hall, Jullie Calkin, and peer support specialist Karen Wands Park. People in recovery are finding the help they need from people who’ve made it through similar challenges and have been trained as peer support specialists. That’s the premise of the Peer Resource Center, a … Continued
Lawsuit charges Virginia’s ‘habitual drunkard’ law is unconstitutional
Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute violates the commonwealth’s constitution by criminalizing the consumption of alcohol by homeless alcoholics, charges a class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, asserts that commonwealth’s attorneys offices have used the Interdiction … Continued
County approves massive sports center in Springfield
A rendering of the St. James sports center The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a massive sports and wellness complex in an industrial area of Springfield March 16. The 435,000-square-foot St. James Sport and Wellness Center will have a multipurpose turf field for full-length competitive soccer, lacrosse, football, field hockey, and softball; two … Continued
Police seek escapee from mental hospital
Marshall A patient who escaped out of a window from the Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute, located at 3302 Gallows Road, in Falls Church. He “has been known to exhibit violent behavior,” the Fairfax County Police Department reports; “please exercise caution and do not approach him.” Staff notice Michael Marshall, 33, was missing from the … Continued
Public invited to Bowling for Baldness event in Annandale
Bowlers at a previous Bowling for Baldness event. [Capital Area Alopecia Areata Group] The public is invited to take part in Bowling for Baldness, a fun family event and fundraiser hosted by the Capital Area Alopecia Areata Group, next Saturday, March 5, 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the AMF Annandale Lanes, 4245 Markham St. Register online. If … Continued
Proposed park bond omits renovation for Audrey Moore RECenter
The fitness room at the Audrey Moore RECenter. If you swim, work out, play racquetball, take a class, or otherwise enjoy the Audrey Moore RECenter, this is a critical time to let public officials know that the aging, heavily used recreation facility needs major improvements. Audrey Moore RECenter at Wakefield Park in Annandale, the county’s … Continued
Blizzard causes Inova to postpone move into new building
Inova Fairfax Hospital’s planned move into its brand-new 11-story Women’s and Children’s Hospital scheduled for this weekend has been delayed until next weekend due to the snowstorm. The Women’s Hospital has 192 private patient rooms, a surgery center with eight operating rooms,33 childbirth and recovery suites, six cesarean-section rooms, a high-risk perinatal unit, family-centered maternity … Continued
Inova’s Center for Personalized Health will spur investment in community
These buildings, once the domain of oil company employees, will house physicians and medical researchers. Inova’s Center for Personalized Health under development at the former Exxon Mobil campus on Gallows Road could eventually transform the entire area, bringing in thousands of jobs and attracting new investments by private health and technology companies. Inova is renovating … Continued