The thought of visiting an ER during this uncertain time might be a little scary. But, delaying the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a potential emergency condition can risk worse clinical outcomes. Inova Loudoun Hospital (ILH) has implemented additional procedures to protect the safety of patients, team members and the community.

"We have seen an increase in patients waiting 3 to 5 days before seeking emergency services causing detrimental, long-term complications. We want the community to know that coming to an ER for care is safe. Our team continues to treat a variety of patients in the ER, additionally, we continue to safely and successfully performed surgery even on high risk patients," said Edward Puccio, MD, FACEP, Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Inova Loudoun Hospital.

All team members wear, at minimum, a mask for every patient interaction and also participate in twice daily symptom and temperature checks. In addition, the following safety measures and temporary modifications have been made at each of the three ILH ERs:

Emergency Room at Inova Loudoun Hospital (Lansdowne), 44045 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg:

Inova Loudoun Hospital has temporarily reconfigured the adult and pediatric ERs to separate respiratory patients from those with other complaints. Upon arrival, an outside greeter provides patients with a mask and determines the reason for the visit. Depending on the presence of respiratory symptoms, the patient is escorted to a private, closed-door room in either the respiratory or non-respiratory ER. Pediatric patients are separated from adults on both sides, and are cared for by the pediatric team.

Individuals with respiratory illness or concern should visit the Lansdowne ER. This ER will also continue to see non-respiratory illnesses and injuries.

Inova Emergency Room – Ashburn, 22505 Landmark Court, # 210, and Inova Emergency Room – Cornwall, 224 Cornwall Street NW, Leesburg:

These full service ERs care for patients of all ages in any emergency situation. They feature all private, closed-door patient rooms and are equipped with advanced technology including CT scans, ultrasounds, x-rays and full spectrum laboratory testing. They are also Joint Commission Certified Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals (ASRH).

Like at Lansdowne, patients and visitors are given a mask to avoid the asymptomatic spread of the virus, and screened for respiratory symptoms upon arrival. They are then escorted to a private, closed-door room.

Patients who do need to be admitted to Inova Loudoun Hospital will be transported directly to their room at Lansdowne or to the pre-operative area if surgical intervention is required.

Visit one of these 24/7 free-standing ERs in Ashburn or Leesburg (Cornwall) for all non-respiratory illnesses and injuries.