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- EIN 52-1272129
- (202) 877-7000
- 10980 Grantchester Way Columbia MD 21044-6097 USA
- www.whcenter.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Health Systems, Health
Mission: As a proud member of medstar health, medstar washington hospital centers (mwhc) mission is to deliver exceptional patient first health care to the region with the highest quality and latest medical advances though excellence in patient care, education and research. Mwhc is an acute care teaching and research hospital located in northwest washington, d. C. It is the largest private hospital in the nations capital and among the 50 largest hospitals in the nation. In fiscal year 2017, mwhc had 44,835 inpatient admissions and observations, 527,586 outpatient visits, and 85,440 emergency visits.
Programs: Medstar washington hospital centers is the citys largest and busiest hospital, providing acute care services to the communities of northeast washington, d. C. And the surrounding areas. In addition to the program service expenses listed above, mwhc incurred $342. 0m of management and general expenses in providing services to its communities. It offers primary, secondary and tertiary health services to adult and neonatal patients. It is a major referral center for the most complex tertiary services and operates the regions only adult burn center. Medstar heart & vascular institute, headquartered at mwhc, is a national leader in the research, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. In 2013, medstar heart & vascular institute formed a first-of-its-kind clinical and research alliance with the sydell and arnold miller family heart & vascular institute at cleveland clinic. Mwhcs organ transplantation capabilities include heart, pancreas and kidney transplants. Medstar washington hospital centers cancer center offers cancer advanced treatment, therapies and access to the latest cutting-edge clinical trials. The hospital operates the largest, private, hospital-based ground and air ambulance shock-trauma service in the region. It also offers comprehensive ambulatory care through a wide range of medical and surgical specialty outpatient clinic programs. Mwhc operates the regions only joint commission-certified comprehensive stroke center and cardiac ventricular assist device program.
medstar washington hospital center provided $58. 0m in health professions education in fiscal year 2017. This category includes training in graduate medical education, and education for physicians, medical students, nurses, and other health professions.
medstar washington hospital center provided $41. 5m in subsidized (mission driven) health services in fiscal year 2017. These critical services, which are driven by community needs, operate at a loss. They address priorities primarily through disease prevention and improvement of health status. Services provided include outpatient primary care, trauma, cancer, diabetes and stroke treatment, psychiatry, and cardiology.