| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | |||||||||||
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 MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in January 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Geography | |||||||||||
| Location | 3800 Reservoir Road NW,Washington, D.C., United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°54′42″N77°4′32″W / 38.91167°N 77.07556°W /38.91167; -77.07556 | ||||||||||
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| Care system | Private | ||||||||||
| Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | Academic teaching hospital | ||||||||||
| Religious affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | Georgetown University School of Medicine | ||||||||||
| Network | MedStar Health | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Yes | ||||||||||
| Beds | 609 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAALID:DC09[1] | ||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of theWashington, D.C. area's oldest academicteaching hospitals. It is a not-for-profit,acute care teaching and research facility located in theGeorgetown neighborhood of theNorthwest Quadrant ofWashington, D.C.[2]
MedStar Georgetown is co-located with theGeorgetown University Medical Center and is affiliated with theGeorgetown University School of Medicine. The hospital is home to theGeorgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and centers of excellence ingastroenterology,neurology,neurosurgery,organ transplantation,psychiatry, andvascular surgery. Originally namedGeorgetown University Hospital, it became part of theMedStar Health network in 2000.
The hospital has 609 licensed beds and employs over 4,000 personnel.[3][4]
In 2023, the hospital opened a new $750 million pavilion, containing a new emergency department, rooftop helipad, 31 advanced operating rooms, and over 150 private patient rooms.
Georgetown University Hospital was founded in 1898 as part ofGeorgetown University. The facility opened with 33 beds and was staffed by theSisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.[5][6]
The hospital moved to its current location at 3800 Reservoir Road NW inWashington, D.C. in 1930. In 1946, theSisters 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.
In 1988, the hospital was involved in the importantUnited States Supreme Court caseBowen v. Georgetown University Hospital, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that agencies may not promulgate retroactive rules unless expressly authorized byCongress.[8]
The hospital has grown to include a community physician practice, theGeorgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and scores of clinical departments and divisions. Through its 100-year relationship withGeorgetown University, the hospital collaborates in training students from both the School of Medicine, including nearly 500 residents and fellows annually, and the School of Nursing and Health Studies. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital works closely with the university's research enterprise to help bring innovative therapies from the scientific laboratory to the patient bedside. The hospital, now more than 80 percent renovated, houses multiple patient units, hospital administration offices, and hospital support services.
In July 2000, Georgetown University entered into a partnership with Medstar Health, a not-for-profit organization of two otherWashington, D.C. hospitals and fiveBaltimore-based hospitals, including another Catholic hospital. In October 2000, M. Joy Drass, MD, an alumna ofGeorgetown University School of Medicine, was appointed MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's president.[9]
With primary care providers at nine sites in Washington, D.C.,Maryland, andVirginia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's clinical services represent one of the largest, most geographically diverse and fully integrated healthcare delivery networks in the area.[2]
In June 2017, the city zoning commission approved the construction of a new medical and surgical pavilion.[10] Construction on the new pavilion began in early 2018.[11] In November 2021, Grant Verstandig, an entrepreneur and investor, donated $50 million to the hospital for the construction of the new pavilion.[12] The Verstandig Pavilion opened on December 10, 2023.[13] Construction cost approximately $750 million.[14] The building comprises approximately 477,000 square feet (44,300 m2), contains 31 operating rooms withintraoperative MRIs, a newemergency department containing 32 examination rooms, 156 private patient rooms, and a new rooftophelipad. A three-story parking garage is beneath the building, and 6 acres (2.4 ha) of newly createdgreen space surround the building.[13]
The research and education programs affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, including its residencies, fellowships, andclinical trials, continue to be administered byGeorgetown University Medical Center.
Specialty areas in which the hospital has been ranked in recent years includecancer,digestive disorders,ear, nose and throat,geriatrics,gynaecology,heart disease,hormonal disorders,gastroenterology,kidney disease,neurology,neurosurgery,orthopedics,psychiatry,respiratory disorders,rheumatology, andurology.[15]
TheGeorgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only facility in theWashington metropolitan area to be designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Comprehensive Care Center. MedStar Georgetown's Transplant Institute is ranked among the best in theMid-Atlantic region by theScientific Registry of Transplant Recipients forliver transplantation outcomes and is one of few centers in the country to provide living-donor liver transplants. Georgetown Neurosciences is first on theU.S. East Coast and the sixth in the nation to offer theCyberknife, a relatively new device in stereotactic radiosurgery to treat tumors and lesions of the brain, neck, and spine.
MedStar Georgetown is home to the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only facility in theWashington metropolitan area designated by theNational Cancer Institute (NCI) as aComprehensive Cancer Center.[16]
In July 2000, Georgetown University Hospital became part ofMedStar Health, a non–profit network of seven regional hospitals, which together see more than 7000 new cancer patients annually.
In 2007, over 200 patients participated in therapeutic trials at the Lombardi Cancer Center.[17]
In 2001,U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" issue ranked the hospital in 13 specialties, more categories than any otherWashington metropolitan area hospital.
In 2004, the hospital was awarded Magnet Status by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). MedStar Georgetown was the first, and remains the only, hospital inWashington, D.C. to be awarded this distinction.[18]
TheHealthgrades website contains the clinical quality data for Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, as of 2018. For this rating section clinical quality rating data, patient safety ratings and patient experience ratings are presented.
For inpatient conditions and procedures, there are three possible ratings: worse than expected, as expected, better than expected. For this hospital the data for this category is:
For patient safety ratings the same three possible ratings are used. For this hospital they are"
Percentage of patients rating this hospital as a 9 or 10 – 70%Percentage of patients who on average rank hospitals as a 9 or 10 – 69%[19]
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