Tag: Inova
Supervisors approve Inova expansion on Gallows Road
Future development proposed for the Inova Center for Personal Health. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 approved a huge expansion of the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH) on a117-acre property between Gallows Road and the beltway. The ICPH, including the Schar Cancer Center and a conference center, are already occupying some … Continued
Planning Commission endorses Merrifield Suburban Study – with a few key changes
A proposed comprehensive plan amendment would greatly expand the Inova Center for Public Health. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for the Merrifield Suburban Center Sept. 19 that would facilitate redevelopment at the Inova Center for Personal Health (ICPH) and Fairview Park. The amendment goes to the … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development
Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued
Planning Commission to consider development at Inova and Fairview Park
A concept for new development at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Gallows Road is at the bottom. Inova’s plans for the Gallows Road property include a massive amount of development along with improvements to Gallows Road the preservation of some open space to make the project more acceptable to the community. That concept was … Continued
Inova dedicates new cancer center
The Schar Cancer Institute [Inova] The Inova Health System officially dedicated the Schar Cancer Institute April 24 on what had been the ExxonMobil headquarters on Gallows Road across from Inova Fairfax Hospital. The institute will focus on individualized cancer treatments based on a patient’s genetic information. The 420,000-square-foot cancer center will begin accepting patients May … Continued
Inova development would worsen Gallows Road traffic
A Providence District task force considers major development proposals. Traffic is already horrible on Gallows Road and will become much worse if there’s a lot of new development on the Inova campus on the site of the former ExxonMobil headquarters. That’s the consensus of members of the Merrifield Suburban Center Study Task Force who shared … Continued
Sediment problems at Inova construction site not resolved, volunteer charges
Sediment found in a stream washed downstream from the Inova construction site. [Kris Unger] While Fairfax County officials insist controls put into place at the construction site for the Inova Center for Personalized Health on Gallows road are keeping sediment out of a Holmes Run tributary, environmental activists say the problem has not been adequately … Continued
Fairfax County disputes claims that Inova construction project is harming the environment
Fairfax County has taken exception to the post in the Annandale Blog on Nov. 13 that described the failures of Inova’s contractors to keep sediment out of the Holmes Run watershed during the construction of the Inova Center for Personalized Health on Gallows Road. The following response was submitted by Anne Cissel, public information officer … Continued
Sediment from Inova project is damaging the watershed
Sediment from the Inova construction site is flowing into streams. [Photos by Kris Unger] Construction at the Inova Center for Personalized Health and related projects on Gallows Road on the former Exxon Mobil site is causing large amounts of sediment to flow into streams and is thus compromising the Holmes Run watershed. While some efforts have … Continued
‘Wonder Woman’ visits Inova Children’s Hospital
Gal Gadot in full Wonder Woman costume cheers patients at Inova Children’s Hospital. [jungle emperor via Twitter] Actress Gal Gadot took a break from filming a sequel to the popular 2017 movie “Wonder Woman” July 6 to visit Inova Children’s Hospital in Annandale. “We are so honored that #WonderWoman stopped by to visit the kids and … Continued
Task force endorses development nominations from Inova and Fairview Park
Construction is under way on the cancer center on Inova’s property on Gallows Road. A Providence District task force voted April 17 to endorse nominations for site-specific plan amendments to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for two large properties – the Fairview Park office park and the Inova property that was formerly the site of the … Continued
Inova proposes massive, long-term mixed-use redevelopment
The Inova Center for Personalized Health. Inova Health Care Services is seeking approval from Fairfax County to consider a comprehensive plan amendment that would facilitate massive redevelopment on the former ExxonMobil campus on Gallows Road in Merrifield. In 2017, Inova opened a Center for Personalized Health and a Conference Center in existing buildings that had … Continued
Shooting by deputy was justified, commonwealth’s attorney rules
Lt. Smith describes what’s happening in a video of the incident. [FCPD] The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Raymond Morrogh, has exonerated the sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Yovani Amaya Gomez outside Fairfax Inova Hospital on Aug. 15. According to Morrogh’s report, released Dec. 16, Gomez charged at Dep. Patrick McPartlin “with what appeared to be … Continued
Inova/UVA partnership will spur innovation and economic growth
Leaders of INOVA, UVA, and Fairfax County announce a partnership. [INOVA] Inova Health System and the University of Virginia announced an agreement Nov. 2 to form a a comprehensive research and education partnership on Inova’s new campus on Gallows Road across from Fairfax Hospital. The institutions will collaborate on research, medical education, and the recruitment … Continued
Sheriff’s deputy shoots suspect outside Inova Fairfax Hospital
An off-duty deputy with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot a man reportedly acting in a threatening manner Aug. 15 at a bus stop outside Inova Fairfax Hospital. [UPDATE, Aug. 18: The deceased man has been identified as Jovany Martinez, 29, of no fixed address.] According to the Fairfax County Police Department, man had … Continued