Family Emergency in Fairfax Va Need Help

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

Anyone live near Fairfax Va or Fairfax Inova Hospital? My son had a stroke at work yesterday and was admitted to Fairfax Inova Hospital. Need advice for flying from Philly. Which airport and how close to hospital? TIA

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

I can't help you at all with that, Kay, but wanted to send some prayers and good wishes your way. Hope you get to him without any problems. Will be thinking of you.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Kay, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your son. I hope that you were able to get the info you needed. Please keep us posted.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Hospital link
Inova Fairfax Hospital Patient/Visitor Information - Inova Health System

Look like Regan National Airport will be the closed one, But since it is on 495 and route 50 ( Inova Fairfax Hospital - Google Maps ) if you have to take car, it will be Dullas. But I will call the hospital to check if they have any shuttle service to the nearest Metro and which metro station it will be, and if so, I will fly to Regan.

Jya-Ning

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Kay, I don't know from personal experience, but I googled and found this page:

Closest airport to Fairfax, VA

It says Washington Dulles is the closest and it is 11 miles from the center of Fairfax. Washington National (Reagan) is 14 miles.

Considering where you are, and the wait times and travel time for airlines, maybe you would be better going by train to downtown Washington and then taking the Metro out to Fairfax? Or even a bus or car service down there?

Many hugs and prayers for you and your family. Good luck!

[davhu1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close davhu1]

There is very little difference in the two airports. You should consider flight schedule. You want to be going against rush hour trafiic. Given the extra needed to go thru airport, express train from Philly may be quicker.

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Sorry I didn't see this sooner since I am familiar with hospital and northeren VA. I'm sure you've figured out flights by now. No easy way to get to hospital from either airport without renting a car. As someone else says it is about in between Dulles and Reagan.

Prayers for your son.

Nancy

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Found this page

Public Transportation - Inova Health System

So, it does not provide shuttle, but Public Bus does has service from metro line to the hospital, But if you fly to Regan, you need to make one metro exchange (see Metro - Home page and Metro - Rail - Maps - Rail/Google Map) You will take blue line from Regan airport toward Largo, and exchange to Orange line at Rosslyn station (5 stop after airport), and toward Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, 7 stop after the exchange is the Dunn Loring-Merrifield.

Then the bus.

You can use the metro's trip planner (WMATA - Rider Tools - Trip Planner), than type the REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT to INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL

The bus will be
FAIRFAX CONNECTOR BUS 402 (401-402 Backlick-Gallows Road) towards FRANCONIA METRO,
1C BUS (http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/va/01c.pdf) towards FAIR OAKS MALL.

It may take a long wait though, for example 1c bus is about 1 hour wait in no rush hour, and 402 is about 30 min wait

But it does has 2 buses around that metro

Express train will do the same.

Jya-Ning

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Are there cabs at the Metro station so she wouldn't have to wait for the bus?

[puppymommo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close puppymommo]

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

[Jya-Ning Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Jya-Ning]

Are there cabs at the Metro station so she wouldn't have to wait for the bus?

Yes, they are. It said it will be 2 mile from the metro stop. Not sure how much the actual cost since have not take one for so long, but probably within $10 cab fee.

If take rail, it should stop at union station, which will be Red line toward Shady Grove, than transfer to Orange line at metro center.

Jya-Ning

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

Kay, first, I am so sorry and send my prayers to you and your son.

Second, Dulles is the closest airport, but it is about 10-12 miles from the center of Fairfax (if memory serves me correctly). DCA is a little further, but the on ground transportation will be better.

I would opt for DCA since it places you in a better position logistically for on ground transportation even though it may be a longer distance.

Joy

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

Thanks, everybody. I just packed a bag to take a trin into Union Station and My husband called and said he cancelled the office and will drive, I am so upset that I can't think straight. I'll post when I know what is what. Thanks again. I guess it is the Falls Church hospital although he said fairfax.

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Fairfax Hospital (very big and good) west of beltway. Address may be Falls Church, but not in Falls Church proper.

Nancy

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Good to hear that you and your husband are driving to the hospital as public transportation is very confusing out there. Let's hope that your son's stroke is not too serious. My thoughts and prayers are with you right now and keep us posted.