For Patients

Welcome to one of the country's top hospitals and the area's most experienced. We strive to provide superior care to you and to serve you and your family with dignity and respect.

What you'll find at Washington Hospital Center is a group of staff, nurses and physicians working together to find the best and most effective treatment for you. We thrive on challenges and excel in collaboration. That way you get the best of all worlds with regard to your care. With the area's premier heart services and Level I trauma center, we handle the toughest and most advanced cases in the region. Regardless of your area of service, you'll find experience, compassion, and innovation at Washington Hospital Center. 

We take pride in every service we provide.

Call or e-mail us:

For more information or to make an appointment with one of our many fine physicians, please call 202-877-DOCS (3627). Or contact us here through this web site. For all other inquiries please call our main number at 202-877-7000. For an emergency, call 911.

Memberships, Accreditation and Licensing:

Washington Hospital Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and licensed by the D.C. Department of Human Resources. The Hospital Center is a member of the American Hospital Association and the Council of Teaching Hospitals, a division of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Washington Hospital Center Foundation:

Washington Hospital Center is a regional leader in caring for the less fortunate, providing more than $90 million in charity and uncompensated care annually. The Washington Hospital Center Foundation coordinates and encourages philanthropic support for the not-for-profit institution. Gifts to the Hospital Center made through the Foundation are used to purchase new technology, upgrade facilities, care for the needy, support medical education and community outreach and fund clinical research. For more information or to make a gift online, click here.