Inova Animal Assisted Care

Inova Animal Assisted Care The Inova Animal Assisted Care (AAC) program was established to complement the patient's recovery

The Inova Animal Assisted Care Program Provides:
• Animal Assisted Activities: Allows a patient to visit with a dog while in the hospital
• Animal Assisted Therapy: Works with the healthcare team and patient to provides tasks for the patient and the dog to accomplish together to meet care goals
• Personal Assistance Therapy: Introduces persons with disabilities to the benefits of service animals and the agencies that provide them
• Own Pet Visitation: Provides long-term or terminally-ill patients with an opportunity to visit with their own dogs

Nancy and Zoey had a great visit with the FACT (Forensic Assessment & Consultation)Team. Our AAC volunteer teams love t...
10/23/2025

Nancy and Zoey had a great visit with the FACT (Forensic Assessment & Consultation)Team. Our AAC volunteer teams love to support our Inova team members! 🥰

Hypoallergenic dogs do not exist. His points about what happens to the family and the dog after the allergies continue a...
10/21/2025

Hypoallergenic dogs do not exist. His points about what happens to the family and the dog after the allergies continue are valid.

Inova Connection to Caring Conference:Lei, AAC Assistant Coordinator, with StanLynn, AAC Team Volunteer with her canine ...
10/11/2025

Inova Connection to Caring Conference:

Lei, AAC Assistant Coordinator, with Stan
Lynn, AAC Team Volunteer with her canine partner, Lad

10/01/2025
Such a wonderful time at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration! The young girl in the black colorful T-Shirt overcame her fe...
09/27/2025

Such a wonderful time at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration! The young girl in the black colorful T-Shirt overcame her fear and even held Pip in her lap. Her mom and the AAC Team were so happy for her!! Thank you for inviting us to this event!
All pics are posted with permission from parents except for the gentleman able to give his own! 😝

Hispanic Heritage Celebration at 8100 Innovation, ICPH campus across from Inova Fairfax Hospital. Come join us!
09/27/2025

Hispanic Heritage Celebration at 8100 Innovation, ICPH campus across from Inova Fairfax Hospital. Come join us!

Billie posing with some team members! Love the smiles, including Billie’s!
09/23/2025

Billie posing with some team members! Love the smiles, including Billie’s!

Debbie and her wonderful canine partner, Lucy, have been volunteering with AAC for quite some time. They are a remarkabl...
09/19/2025

Debbie and her wonderful canine partner, Lucy, have been volunteering with AAC for quite some time. They are a remarkable team! Without committed volunteer teams such as Debbie and Lucy, we would not be possible. Thank you so much!!!

Shelby lightens the mood with the Internal Medicine Residents at ICPH.
09/11/2025

Shelby lightens the mood with the Internal Medicine Residents at ICPH.

Apollo, Chief Comfort Officer at Inova Alexandria Hospital, spending time with a few NICU team members.
09/10/2025

Apollo, Chief Comfort Officer at Inova Alexandria Hospital, spending time with a few NICU team members.

Bodhi, one of our Chief Comfort Officers at Inova Loudoun Hospital Campus, attends a meeting.
09/09/2025

Bodhi, one of our Chief Comfort Officers at Inova Loudoun Hospital Campus, attends a meeting.

Happy Labor Day!
09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day!

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3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church, VA
22042

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+17037763536

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