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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.
St. Elizabeths Hospital was founded in August 1852 when the United States Congress appropriated $100,000 for the construction of a hospital in Washington, D.C., to provide care for indigent residents of the District of Columbia and members of the U.S. Army and Navy with brain illnesses.
Providence Hospital, now closed, is in Northeast D.C. was chartered by Abraham Lincoln in 1861 and was the city's oldest hospital in continuous operation until closure in 2019. The Specialty Hospital of Washington (SHW) is a long-term acute care facility located near Capitol Hill in Northeast D.C. SHW's sister facility, Hadley Memorial Hospital ...
Sibley Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital ... of Health and Human Services. The hospital ... phone number for Sibley Memorial Hospital is 202-537-4000. ...
MedStar Washington Hospital Center is the largest private hospital in Washington, D.C. A member of MedStar Health, the not-for-profit Hospital Center is licensed for 926 beds. Health services in primary, secondary and tertiary care are offered to adult and neonatal patients. It also serves as a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School ...
United Medical Center, formerly Greater Southeast Community Hospital, is the only public hospital in Washington D.C. [1] The 330-bed facility is located in the Washington Highlands neighborhood. [ 2 ]
1997 Universal Health Services buys an 80% stake in the hospital and takes over day-to-day operations from the university [6] Previously Tenet Healthcare Corporation attempted to buy 80 percent of GW hospital for $80 million. [7] 2002 GW Hospital moves across the street to 900 23rd Street, NW. The 371-bed facility is the first new hospital in D ...
The hospital moved to its current location at 3800 Reservoir Road NW in Washington, D.C. in 1930. In 1946, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth took over operation of the hospital. [7] In 1947, the main hospital was built and was the first building erected in what is now the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital complex.