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The Twig, Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital

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The Twig, Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital

The Twig, Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital, is an organization of women dedicated to providing financial aid, volunteer service and support.

The Twig is the Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital--an organization of women dedicated to providing financial aid, volunteer service, and support to Alexandria Hospital--itself originally established by volunteers. For the city’s first hundred years, physicians cared for their patients at home or in their offices. After the Civil War, however, when an outbreak of typhoid fever occurred on board a ship in the harbor, several sailors were brought to the home of a local doctor. Answering a plea for assistance, Miss Julia Johns, daughter of the Episcopal Bishop of Alexandria, called together a group of concerned women to “form a society to establish and control a hospital for the sick.”

After this small group of “charitably disposed friends” met in 1872, the Alexandria Infirmary opened its doors in a converted house on the southwest corner of Duke and Fairfax Streets. Miss Johns and the Board of Lady Managers continued to oversee the operation of the hospital, establishing a Nurses Training School, dispensary, surgery, and horse-drawn ambulance service. These first “volunteers” set the precedent for Alexandrians to rise to the responsibility of supporting and operating a community hospital. In 1933, a group of twenty-four young women gathered at the home of Mrs. Julian T. Burke to form the Junior Auxiliary of the Alexandria Hospital. They took the name “The Twig” from a contest entry by Mrs. Nellie Sommers Blackwell; this described the new organization as a small branch of the “tree” which supported the hospital. In 1997, Alexandria Hospital joined the Inova Health Group to maintain a community based non-profit service. The Twig and Inova Alexandria Hospital both have grown along with the city of Alexandria. Throughout the years, the Twig has remained true to the goals of its charter members by helping the hospital provide the highest quality medical service. Today’s members carry on that tradition of community support, having raised over $3.6 million for hospital programs and equipment. In June 2010, the Twig accepted its biggest challenge to date when it pledged $1 million towards the construction of The Twig Surgical Center, featuring 24 single patient rooms dedicated to the care of post-surgical patients. The Twig is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization.

11/25/2021

Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving

08/15/2021

Join us on September 25th for the 79th Historic Alexandria Homes Tour - Garden Glimpses. Visit Alexandria Visitors Center/ Ramsay House or www.thetwig.org for tickets

01/12/2021

We are overwhelmed by the tremendous support we have received from our T.W.I.G. Corporate Partners for our Together We Ignite Giving campaign. Their generosity has greatly impacted our ability to fulfill our mission in support of the Alexandria Community and Inova Alexandria Hospital.
Catherine Hare Foltz

12/01/2020

Today is ! Donate to T.W.I.G. "Together We Ignite Giving" to help the Alexandria Community and Inova Alexandria Hospital. Spark a Change and GIVE on this global day of giving!
Donate at: www.thetwig.org/donate

11/26/2020

From all of us to all of you!

11/15/2020

The Twig, The Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital is pleased to announce a new fundraising campaign: "Together We Ignite Giving". Through this program we are asking for donations to support Inova Alexandria Hospital and the greater Alexandria community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic major fundraisers have been seriously jeopardized including limited hours at the Twig Thrift Shop located at 106 N Columbus St and the cancellation of the annual Historic Alexandria Homes Tour. Please consider donating TODAY to show your support of The Twig and Inova Alexandria Hospital. To donate visit: http://www.thetwig.org/donate

07/29/2020

Congratulations to Inova Alexandria Hospital for ranking 4th Best Hospital in the DC area by U.S. News & World Report.

06/15/2020

Sharing the article regarding Dr. Bansal - CEO of Inova Alexandria Hospital

ALEXXANDRIA, VA - Dr. Rina Bansal, President of Alexandria Inova Hospital, talks about life, kids, and COVID-19.This interview is supposed to make people

06/13/2020

Thank you to the Alexandria Gazette for featuring an article regarding our contribution to Inova Alexandria Hospital for the Covid-19 Emergency Preparedness Fund

The Twig Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital presented a check for $100,000 to Dr. Rina Bansal for the Inova COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness Fund during a May 22 ceremony held outside the hospital’s entrance.

06/08/2020

Thank you for featuring us and our contribution to in support of the Inova Covid-19 Emergency Preparedness Fund

Our June issue is being delivered today and tomorrow, but click this link to see the issue to read online! http://digital.thezebra.org/?issueID=48&pageID=1

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Alexandria, VA
22314

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Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

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+17036835544

Website

http://www.thetwig.org/

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