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There are a mix of non-profit public, for-profit private, and non-profit private hospitals in the District of Columbia. These hospitals provide care to all members of the public. Children's National Medical Center; George Washington University Hospital; Howard University Hospital; MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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.
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]
This event motivated the county leadership to establish a hospital to serve county residents. [2] In 1939, 408 patients were served at the hospital. Today, the hospital has the capacity to serve 42,000 patients annually.
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, is located in Southwest Washington.
Trump was discharged from the hospital on October 5, following three days of inpatient care. [28] On July 29, 2021, First Lady Jill Biden underwent a procedure on her foot following an injury at the beach in Hawaii. [29] On January 11, 2023, she had three skin lesions removed, two of which were cancerous. [30]
A dog and people participate in the Great Meridian Chill Battle at Meridian Hill Park on Jan. 6, 2025 in Washington, D.C. / Credit: JON CHERRY / Getty Images Snow covers a neighborhood in ...
In 1966, the hospital was founded as a community institution under the name Cafritz Memorial Hospital but after eight years became Greater Southeast. [3] After two bankruptcies, the hospital was acquired by for-profit operator Specialty Hospitals of America in 2008 and renamed United Medical Center.