[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1997-E1998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF INOVA LOUDOUN HOSPITAL

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 21, 2012

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Inova Loudoun 
Hospital, which celebrates 100 years of serving Loudoun County this 
year.
  Inova Loudoun Hospital first opened as ``Leesburg Hospital'' on June 
5, 1912 in a rented house on Market Street by Mr. P. Howell Lightfoot, 
Dr. William C. Orr, Dr. John A. Gibson and Mr. Horace Littlejohn. In 
1997, due to the growing population in Loudoun County, ``Loudoun 
Hospital'' expanded and moved to the Lansdowne location where it 
currently exists today. The hospital again grew

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to meet Loudoun County's emergency care needs with the opening of the 
Cornwall Emergency Department in 2003.
  Today, Inova Loudoun Hospital is a 183-bed ``advanced acute-care 
hospital'' on two campuses, which offers a variety of specialties and 
employs over 1,500 people. In 2011 the hospital provided care for 
12,010 inpatients, 66,953 emergency room visits, 2,637 births and a 
wide range of outpatient and ambulatory services to our community. In 
the summer of 2011, Inova Loudoun announced that it is once again 
expanding to better serve the Loudoun community with a redevelopment 
project to upgrade patient convenience, technology and building design.
  I have had the privilege of working with Inova Loudoun and its 
excellent staff many times over the years. It is a wonderful 
organization and I have long been impressed by the hospital's 
commitment to serving our community and making health care more 
accessible for Loudoun residents.
  I congratulate Inova Loudoun Hospital on reaching this remarkable 
milestone.

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