Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, VA
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About Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is an acute care hospital in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 249 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. The nearest other listed hospital is Inova Specialty Hospital, about 1.4 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 1.46
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.55
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.35
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.62
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.94
74% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1068%
- Completed surveys446
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
38.73968, -77.07679
Nearby hospitals
- Inova Specialty Hospital2501 Parkers Lane, 4th Floor, Alexandria, VALong-term care hospital1.4 mi
- Fort Belvoir Community Hospital9300 DeWitt Loop, Fort Belvoir, VA · Emergency roomMilitary hospital4.2 mi
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Ctr11711 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.6 mi
- Inova Alexandria Hospital4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital6.0 mi
- Bridgepoint Cont Care Hospital - Nat Harborside4601 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Washington, DCLong-term care hospital6.8 mi
- United Medical Center1310 Southern Avenue SE, Washington, DC · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.2 mi
- St Elizabeths Hospital1100 Alabama Avenue, SE, Washington, DCPsychiatric hospital8.6 mi
- Dominion Hospital2960 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VAPsychiatric hospital10.0 mi
- Virginia Hospital Center1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital11 mi
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center7503 Surratts Road, Clinton, MD · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Inova Mount Vernon Hospital located?
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is at 2501 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306 in Fairfax County.
Does Inova Mount Vernon Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Inova Mount Vernon Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 150 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital?
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Inova Mount Vernon Hospital a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Virginia trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Inova Mount Vernon Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (703) 664-7105.
Would patients recommend Inova Mount Vernon Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (446 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 68% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.