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Dec 23, 2022

Report Shows Staff Missed Multiple Opportunities To Prevent Murder Of Patient At St. Elizabeths Hospital

Disability Rights DC says staff members should have been able to prevent a patient’s murder in March.

Feb 17, 2022

D.C. Breaks Ground And Names New Ward 8 Hospital After Frederick Douglass’ Estate

The hospital, which is slated to open in December of 2024, is D.C.’s second public project to be named after Frederick Douglass.

Dec 23, 2021

Doctors Believe 9-Year-Old Boy Struck By Driver On Wheeler Road SE May Be Paralyzed

The District’s Department of Transportation is now looking to create a dedicated pick-up and drop-off zone at Kaidyn Green’s school.

May 10, 2021

United Medical Center Is Likely To Come Under Management Of A Fiscal Control Board

The D.C. Council rejected a proposal that would have injected more funds into the struggling Ward 8 hospital without triggering additional oversight.

Jan 28, 2021

Mechanical Equipment Explodes in BridgePoint Hospital Basement, Injuring Two

All hospital systems are still working. “The problem is localized,” says the assistant fire chief.

Jul 08, 2020

D.C. Council Grants Initial Approval To Deal For New Hospital In Ward 8

The $375-million deal will include the construction of a 136-bed hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Ward 8 with the ability to expand to 196 beds.

May 21, 2020

Stretched D.C.-Area Hospital Workers Say They Need More Protective Gear — And Hazard Pay

Hospital staff are reusing surgical and N95 masks. Some are buying their own respirators to protect themselves.

Apr 30, 2020

D.C. Announces Agreements For Two New Hospitals At St. Elizabeths And Howard University

The two medical facilities are meant to greatly improve health-care access in parts of the city that are heavily African American.

Nov 14, 2019

Whitman-Walker Is Opening A Huge New Healthcare Facility At St. Elizabeths

It will triple the amount of patients that the healthcare provider can see annually in Southeast.

Dec 14, 2018

The Mayor Is Suing Providence Hospital Over Its Plans To Scale Back Services

The lawsuit, which has not yet been filed, will focus on the hospital’s plans to scale back acute-care services.

 
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