ABOUT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Georgetown University Hospital was founded in 1898 to promote health through education, research and patient care. This mission has been shaped by and reflects Georgetown's Catholic, Jesuit identity and heritage. With a 609-licensed bed hospital and 1,100 physicians, Georgetown University Hospital's clinical services represent one of the largest healthcare delivery networks in the area. On June 30, 2000, Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health, Inc., finalized a clinical partnership whereby MedStar Health owns, operates, and has financial responsibility for Georgetown University's clinical enterprise, which includes Georgetown University Hospital, a thriving 609 bed tertiary care teaching hospital and faculty practice group, with over 350 employed physicians across 19 academic departments. MedStar Health is a $3.1 billion non-profit healthcare organization and a community-based network of eight hospitals and other healthcare services in the Baltimore/Washington region and is the area's largest health system with 158,000 inpatient admissions and more than one and a half million outpatient visits each year.

Georgetown University Hospital is consistently ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Georgetown is the first hospital in the district to be awarded "Magnet Status" by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This coveted international award earned by healthcare organizations providing the best nursing care and practices has only been achieved by fewer than two percent of hospitals nationwide.

Some of the specialty areas in which we've been ranked in recent years include neurosciences, gastroenterology, gynecology, orthopedics and urology. The Lombardi Comprehensive Care Center is the only facility in the Washington, D.C. area designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a Comprehensive Care Center.

Georgetown's Transplant Institute is ranked among the best in the mid-Atlantic region by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients for liver transplant outcomes and is one of few centers in the country to provide living-donor liver transplants. And, Georgetown Neurosciences is the first on the East Coast and the sixth in the nation to offer the CyberKnife, the latest in stereotactic radiosurgery to treat tumors and lesions of the brain, neck and spine.

Vision: To be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health
Mission: To provide physical and spiritual comfort to our patients and families in the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, caring for the whole person
Values:  
Service We strive to anticipate and meet the needs of our patients, physicians and co-workers.
Patient First We strive to deliver the best to every patient every day. The patient is the first priority in everything we do.
Integrity We communicate openly and honestly, build trust and conduct ourselves according to the highest ethical standards.
Respect We treat each individual, those we serve and those with whom we work, with the highest professionalism and dignity.
Innovation We embrace change and work to improve all we do in a fiscally responsible manner.
Teamwork System effectiveness is built on the collective strength and cultural diversity of everyone, working with open communication and mutual respect.

Georgetown University Hospital Executive Staff

Recent Press Releases

Jan 8, 2008 Stroke Center Nationally Recognized
Jan 7, 2008: Breast Imaging Center at Georgetown Designated Prestigious "Center of Excellence"
Nov 8, 2007: Back Surgery With Less Pain and Less Recovery Time
Oct 19, 2007: Georgetown Names New Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Oct 9, 2007: Cancer Doctor Honored for her Devotion to Children
Sept 17, 2007: 500th Liver Transplanted at Georgetown University Hospital
Sept 13, 2007: Region's Most Advanced Clinic for Wound Care Opens
Sept 6, 2007: CyberKnife Use Outside of the Brain Increases to 57 Percent of All CK Cases at Georgetown
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