[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 178 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING 150 YEARS OF INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL

                                 ______
                                 

                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2022

  Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Inova Alexandria 
Hospital's 150th years of providing world-class healthcare to the 
Northern Virginia Community. In 1872, fearing a typhoid epidemic among 
crew on board a ship in Old Town Alexandria's harbor, Julia Johns calls 
upon a group of ``charitably disposed'' female friends at St. Paul's 
Church and formed the Alexandria Infirmary Association.
  Now, 150 years later, Inova Alexandria Hospital is the oldest 
continuously operating community hospital in Virginia and provides 
high-quality medical care and innovative technology. During their rich 
history, they have continuously enhanced their facility and services to 
offer the latest treatments and technologies, earning them recognition 
for many ``firsts'' in patient care to include: the nursing school in 
Virginia in 1895, the first movable X-ray table in Northern Virginia in 
1937, the first lung chamber in Northern Virginia in 1949, the first on 
the East Coast to use epidurals in obstetrics in 1953, and the first in 
the nation to staff the emergency department around the clock--known 
nationally as the Alexandria Plan in 1961.
  Inova's Mission is to provide world-class healthcare--every time, 
every touch--to each person in every community we have they have a 
privilege to serve, and as our community's need for health care 
continues to grow, Alexandria residents can continue to rely on Inova 
as they build a brand-new hospital campus at the former Landmark Mall 
location, where we will continue taking care of their community for 
many years to come.

                          ____________________