Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
An acute care hospital in Fairfax, Virginia 22033
3600 Joseph Siewick Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22033. (703) 391-4170.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 5of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 4of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 182 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Jun 2, 2026: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Sep 25, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Supervision Of Contract Staff
The inspectors’ words, 492 words
“SUPERVISION OF CONTRACT STAFF CFR(s): 482.23(b)(6) All licensed nurses who provide services in the hospital must adhere to the policies and procedures of the hospital. The director of nursing service must provide for the adequate supervision and evaluation of all nursing personnel which occur within the responsibility of the nursing service, regardless of the mechanism through which those personnel are providing services (that is, hospital employee, contract, lease, other agreement, or volunteer). This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 42725 Based on record review, document review, and interview, it was determined that the facility staff failed to adhere to policy and procedure for completing patients’ activities of daily living (daily bathing) for two (2) patients (MR3, MR6). Findings: Review of facility document, Clinical Technician Academy Program, under the heading “Definitions”, it partly reads: “Clinical Technician Academy- A focused education program attended by all newly hired or transfer team members to the position of: Clin Tech 1, Clin Tech 2, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), and Nurse Extern during their orientation period that introduces... the philosophy, goals, policies, procedures, role expectations and other factors needed to function in their new role...”. Under the heading “Procedure”, it partly reads: “Completion Requirements: 1. Mandatory attendance for the entire orientation program. 2. Successful completion of all on-learning modules. 3. Successful return demonstration of learned skills...”. Review of facility document that is an attachment to the aforementioned document, under the heading “Bathing”, it partly reads: “This cleansing method to be performed on patients at least once a day...”. Review of facility document, Documentation of Nursing Care Guideline, contained an addendum A titled, Clinical Team Documentation Responsibilities that partly reads: “... II. Clinical Technician I and II / Emergency Medicine Technicians / Paramedics. a. Documents in flowsheet and informs the supervising RN of any changes in the patient’s status....”. Review of medical record (MR) 3’s admission from August 25, 2025 through September 6, 2025 revealed there was one entry on September 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM, in the flowsheet section titled “Hygiene”, indicating bathing was completed. Review of MR6’s admission from August 8, 2025 to August 13, 2025 revealed entries on August 8, 2025 and August 9, 2025 indicating bathing was completed. The next flowsheet entry under hygiene was on August 13, 2025, which indicated showering was completed. Interview on September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM, MR12 indicated they had been a patient in the facility for a week. During the admission, MR12 had not taken a shower or been offered wipes for a cloth bath. Interview on September 25, 2025 at 11:20, employee (EMP) 29 indicated that some of their staff responsibilities include taking patient’s vital signs, checking blood sugar levels, and assisting patient’s with ambulating to the bathroom. The bed linens are changed every other day unless there is a need to change sooner. Patients receive a cloth bath if they are unable to shower. Staff should offer some type of bathing everyday to the patients.”
All 8 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS’s overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. for it is 5 of 5.
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 1 better and 0 worse of 7; safety of care, 2 better and 0 worse of 7; readmission, 1 better and 1 worse of 7.
- Patients rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (730 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 79% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 79% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI), no different than national benchmark; catheter urinary tract infections (CAUTI), better than the national benchmark; surgical site infections after colon surgery, no different than national benchmark; MRSA bloodstream infections, no different than national benchmark; C. diff infections, better than the national benchmark.
- CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 11.5%, heart failure 9.6%, pneumonia 12.7%, COPD 6.7%, stroke 8%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart attack 14.2%, heart failure 18.4%, pneumonia 15.6%, COPD 19.6%, hip or knee replacement 6.4%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after a colonoscopy, no different than the national rate; hospital admissions after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; emergency visits after outpatient chemotherapy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 172 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 1% left before being seen.
- 70% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
- Medicare’s spending per patient here is 0.93 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 5 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Sep 27, 1967.
- Ownership: voluntary non-profit - other.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- Voluntary non-profit - Other.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- Not among the hospitals whose Medicare payments CMS cut under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program for fiscal year 2026.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 4 of 5.
- 98% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Inova Health Systems Foundation owns 100% directly since May 1, 1978.
- 24 owners or officers are people: Madeline Erario (corporate director); Bruce Caswell (corporate director); Timothy Gillis (corporate director); Ricardo Talento (managing employee (on the payroll)); Terri Mcclements (corporate director); Jeffrey Mckay (corporate director); Jace Stephen Jones (corporate officer); Jace Stephen Jones (corporate director); Renee Desilva (corporate director); Eliot J Fredd (managing employee (on the payroll)); Toni Ardabell (managing employee (on the payroll)); Kathryn Falk (corporate director); Maureen Sintich (managing employee (on the payroll)); Jill Duncan (corporate director); Christopher Smith (managing employee (on the payroll)); John Gaul (corporate director); Lesley Kalan (corporate director); Paul Misener (corporate director); Tracy R Bish (managing employee (on the payroll)); Nazzic Keene (corporate director); Craig Albert (corporate director); Olin Marcus Mcclain (managing employee (on the payroll)); Jean Stack (corporate director); Filiz Greenberg (managing employee (on the payroll)).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 3 changes of ownership.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Health Systems Foundation | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | May 1, 1978 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 7 hospitals CMS lists in Fairfax County, 4 have an overall star rating from CMS: 2 rated 5 of 5, 1 rated 4 of 5, 1 rated 3 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 5 of 5.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Overall star rating |
|---|---|
| Fort Belvoir Community Hospital | Not given |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital | 5 |
| Reston Hospital Center | 3 |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 4 |
| Northern Virginia Mental Health Insti | Not given |
| Dominion Hospital | Not given |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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