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The Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, of which the Washington Hospital Center is a part, includes Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia, and Bethesda and Rockville, Maryland. There are 59 hospitals in this area, and of these, the Washington Hospital Center is ranked number two, just below Inova Fairfax Hospital. [7]
There is one hospital within the District of Columbia which offers care solely to members of the United States military, their families, and to veterans. This facility is owned and operated by the U.S. federal government and are generally not utilized by members of the public unless the individual falls into one of the categories served.
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) is located in Washington, D.C., and specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities.The National Rehabilitation Hospital was founded in 1986 by Edward A. Eckenhoff, [1] and is a member of the MedStar Health system, the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region's largest non-profit healthcare organization.
The George Washington University Medical Center treated President Reagan in 1981 after a failed assassination attempt; the hospital's emergency department is named in his honor. [6] Georgetown University Hospital is home to the Lombardi Cancer Center, the only comprehensive cancer center in the area recognized by the National Cancer Institute. [7]
MedStar Washington Hospital Center [31] is a not-for-profit, 926-bed acute care teaching and research hospital based in Northwest Washington, D.C. It is the largest private hospital in Washington, D.C.and among the 25 largest hospitals in the mid-Atlantic region.
[16] [17] Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center is located at the center of the Life Sciences Gateway, neighbors with the Food and Drug Administration [18] On August 26, 2019, a 24/7 Adventist HealthCare Urgent Care opened in the former Adventist HealthCare Washington Adventist Hospital Emergency Department.
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It is located at 1951 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Eccles Building. It was the headquarters of the U.S. Public Health Service during 1933–1942 and 1946–1947; at other times it was the headquarters of the Combined Chiefs of Staff, Atomic Energy Commission, and National Science Foundation.