Washington Hospital Center
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Washington Hospital Center is the largest private hospital
in Washington, D.C.
. It serves as a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine
.
A member of MedStar Health
, the not-for-profit
Hospital Center is licensed for 926 beds and, on average, operates near capacity. Health services in primary
, secondary and tertiary care are offered to adult and neonatal patients. The Hospital Center occupies a 47 acres (190,202.4 m²) campus in Northwest Washington it shares with three other medical facilities. Immediately adjacent to the Washington Hospital Center are the National Rehabilitation Hospital
and Children's National Medical Center
(although Children's has satellite centers scattered across the city).
or cardiac catheterization
has the largest volume of PCI cases in the nation within the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). 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.
In addition to its cardiac care specialties, the Hospital Center is respected as a top facility in other areas including cancer
, neuroscience
s, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology
, women's services, transplantation
and burn. Washington Hospital Center’s neurosciences program offers the full range of surgical and minimally invasive treatment and operates the first JCAHO-accredited Primary Stroke Center in the District. The Hospital Center is home to the region's adult burn center.
The Washington Cancer Institute
(WCI) is the District's largest cancer care provider, treating more cancer patients than any other program in the nation's capital. The Cancer Institute diagnosed more than 2,494 new cases during fiscal year 2008. There were more than 76,464 outpatient visits and more than 2,352 inpatient admissions during that period. WCI provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care including surgical, radiation
, robotic and medical oncology services as well as counseling for patients and families, cancer education, community outreach program and clinical research trials
. The Cancer Institute is home to the area's only Gamma Knife and also has the Trilogy Linear Accelerator.
The Hospital Center's transplantation program ranks among the top five percent in the nation for patient outcomes and consistently exceeds the national average. The program for kidney, pancreas and heart is one of the busiest in the mid-Atlantic region.
Perhaps the Hospital Center's most wide-reaching presence is its MedSTAR Transport air ambulance
service, which, as of 2008 had carried nearly 50,000 patients since its inception in 1983. The American College of Surgeons
consistently recognizes the MedSTAR Trauma program as one of the nation's best Level I shock/trauma units.
on February 1, 1999.
performed during the fiscal year.
There were 86 kidney transplants, four combination kidney/pancreas transplants and one pancreas transplant
performed during fiscal year 2008. There were 17,675 helicopter transports and 2445 trauma unit visits in FY 2008. There were 78,549 Emergency Department visits. The Hospital Center provided nearly $29 million in charity care during FY 2008.
The Hospital Center was the only Washington hospital to be ranked in the areas of heart and heart surgery, diabetes & endocrine disorders, geriatrics, and ear, nose & throat disorders in 2009/10. Only 174 medical centers in the U.S. were ranked in one or more of 16 specialties designated in U.S.News & World Report's survey.
In addition, Washington Hospital Center received a top rating score from Washington Consumers Checkbook.
hospital envisioned for the Washington D.C. area. The hospital is an all-scenarios facility, designed to handle, for example, a huge influx of contaminated patients from a terrorist attack.
Additionally, ER One is a research facility, not just for doing research in the traditional hospital research sense, but as a prototype hospital, in order to research the very design of hospitals.
Design elements include mass decontamination
, surge capacity, and preparedness for other emergencies such as an outbreak of bird flu.
in July 2006.
Private hospital
A private hospital is a hospital owned by a profit company or a non-profit organisation and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, or by foreign embassies. This practice is very common in the United States and Australia...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
. It serves as a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus...
.
A member of MedStar Health
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a $3.9 billion not-for-profit healthcare organization. It operates more than 40 entities, including nine hospitals in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., region of the United States...
, the not-for-profit
Non-profit hospital
A non-profit hospital, or not-for-profit hospital, is a hospital which is organized as a non-profit corporation. Based on their charitable purpose and most often affiliated with a religious denomination they are a traditional means of delivering medical care in the United States...
Hospital Center is licensed for 926 beds and, on average, operates near capacity. Health services in primary
Primary care
Primary care is the term for the health services by providers who act as the principal point of consultation for patients within a health care system...
, secondary and tertiary care are offered to adult and neonatal patients. The Hospital Center occupies a 47 acres (190,202.4 m²) campus in Northwest Washington it shares with three other medical facilities. Immediately adjacent to the Washington Hospital Center are the National Rehabilitation Hospital
National Rehabilitation Hospital
The National Rehabilitation Hospital is located in Washington, D.C., and specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, orthopedic, and other neurological conditions.The...
and Children's National Medical Center
Children's National Medical Center
- Introduction :Children’s National Medical Center , is the only exclusive provider of pediatric care in the Washington, D.C., area and the only freestanding children’s hospital between Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Norfolk, and Atlanta...
(although Children's has satellite centers scattered across the city).
Overview
The Washington Heart program is a national leader in the research, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease; its angioplastyAngioplasty
Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size...
or cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization is the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart. This is done for both investigational and interventional purposes...
has the largest volume of PCI cases in the nation within the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). 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.
In addition to its cardiac care specialties, the Hospital Center is respected as a top facility in other areas including cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
s, gastrointestinal disorders, endocrinology
Endocrinology
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events such as proliferation, growth, and differentiation and the coordination of...
, women's services, transplantation
Organ transplant
Organ transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be...
and burn. Washington Hospital Center’s neurosciences program offers the full range of surgical and minimally invasive treatment and operates the first JCAHO-accredited Primary Stroke Center in the District. The Hospital Center is home to the region's adult burn center.
The Washington Cancer Institute
Washington Cancer Institute
The Washington Cancer Institute is Washington, D.C.s largest cancer care provider, treating more cancer patients than any other program in the nation's capital. The Cancer Institute diagnosed more than 2,305 new cases during fiscal year 2007. There were more than 79,720 outpatient visits and more...
(WCI) is the District's largest cancer care provider, treating more cancer patients than any other program in the nation's capital. The Cancer Institute diagnosed more than 2,494 new cases during fiscal year 2008. There were more than 76,464 outpatient visits and more than 2,352 inpatient admissions during that period. WCI provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care including surgical, radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
, robotic and medical oncology services as well as counseling for patients and families, cancer education, community outreach program and clinical research trials
Clinical trial
Clinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions...
. The Cancer Institute is home to the area's only Gamma Knife and also has the Trilogy Linear Accelerator.
The Hospital Center's transplantation program ranks among the top five percent in the nation for patient outcomes and consistently exceeds the national average. The program for kidney, pancreas and heart is one of the busiest in the mid-Atlantic region.
Perhaps the Hospital Center's most wide-reaching presence is its MedSTAR Transport air ambulance
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
service, which, as of 2008 had carried nearly 50,000 patients since its inception in 1983. The American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
consistently recognizes the MedSTAR Trauma program as one of the nation's best Level I shock/trauma units.
History
The Washington Hospital Center was founded in March 1958 when three specialty hospitals merged into one. On May 7, 1998, Medlantic Healthcare Group, the Hospital Center's not-for-profit parent company, merged with Helix Health, a group of four Baltimore, MD-based hospitals, making the combined company the largest health care provider in the mid-Atlantic region. Helix/Medlantic was renamed MedStar HealthMedStar Health
MedStar Health is a $3.9 billion not-for-profit healthcare organization. It operates more than 40 entities, including nine hospitals in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., region of the United States...
on February 1, 1999.
Statistics
In fiscal year 2008, 44,598 inpatients were served—including 4,910 births—and 398,308 outpatients. The Hospital Center has a medical/dental staff of 1,598. A total of 21,763 cardiac catheterization procedures were performed during FY 2008. There were 1,814 open-heart surgeries and three heart transplantsHeart transplantation
A heart transplant, or a cardiac transplantation, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease. As of 2007 the most common procedure was to take a working heart from a recently deceased organ donor and implant it into the...
performed during the fiscal year.
There were 86 kidney transplants, four combination kidney/pancreas transplants and one pancreas transplant
Pancreas transplantation
A pancreas transplant is an organ transplant that involves implanting a healthy pancreas into a person who usually has diabetes. Because the pancreas is a vital organ, performing functions necessary in the digestion process, the recipient's native pancreas is left in place, and the donated...
performed during fiscal year 2008. There were 17,675 helicopter transports and 2445 trauma unit visits in FY 2008. There were 78,549 Emergency Department visits. The Hospital Center provided nearly $29 million in charity care during FY 2008.
Rankings
In 2009-10, the Washington Hospital Center was named among “America’s Best Hospitals” for heart and heart surgery, ear, nose & throat, geriatric care and diabetes & endocrine disorders by U.S.News & World Report in the magazine’s 20th annual survey of 4,861 health care facilities.The Hospital Center was the only Washington hospital to be ranked in the areas of heart and heart surgery, diabetes & endocrine disorders, geriatrics, and ear, nose & throat disorders in 2009/10. Only 174 medical centers in the U.S. were ranked in one or more of 16 specialties designated in U.S.News & World Report's survey.
In addition, Washington Hospital Center received a top rating score from Washington Consumers Checkbook.
ER One
ER One is a prototypePrototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
hospital envisioned for the Washington D.C. area. The hospital is an all-scenarios facility, designed to handle, for example, a huge influx of contaminated patients from a terrorist attack.
Additionally, ER One is a research facility, not just for doing research in the traditional hospital research sense, but as a prototype hospital, in order to research the very design of hospitals.
Design elements include mass decontamination
Mass decontamination
Mass decontamination is the decontamination of large numbers of people, in the event of industrial, accidental, or intentional contamination by toxic, infective, caustic, polluted, or otherwise unhealthful or damaging substances....
, surge capacity, and preparedness for other emergencies such as an outbreak of bird flu.
Azyxxi
The Washington Hospital Center's homegrown Azyxxi healthcare software was purchased by MicrosoftMicrosoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
in July 2006.
External links
- Washington Hospital Center
- MedStar Health
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
- http://www.usnews.com/listings/hospitals/6330120/