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MedStar Washington Hospital Center; Psychiatric Institute of Washington; Sibley Memorial Hospital; Specialty Hospital of Washington - Capitol Hill; Specialty Hospital of Washington - Hadley; St. Elizabeths Hospital; United Medical Center (opened in 1966 as Cafritz Memorial Hospital; also formerly known as Greater Southeast Community Hospital) [2]
St. Elizabeths Hospital was the first federally funded institution for the mentally ill. The hospital is a National Historic Landmark but has since fallen into disrepair and serves only a small number of patients. There are two other psychiatric hospitals located in the city: Riverside Hospital and the Psychiatric Institute of Washington.
One of the Washington area's first heart transplants was done at the Hospital Center on May 22, 1987. Washington Hospital Center is home to Washington's only 256-slice Cardiac CT scanner and has the only onsite 24/7 cardiac catheterization team in the region. Its Ventricular Assist Device program is certified by The Joint Commission.
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.
Sibley Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in The Palisades neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Health and Human Services.
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.
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.
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.