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Children's National Med Center

111 Michigan Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20010-2970
(202) 884-5000

For more information on this hospital, visit the Children's National Med Center

Hospital type:	Children's general
Operated by:	Not-for-profit
Total beds:	230
Administrator:	EDWIN K ZECHMAN, PRES
Parent system:	Not reported
Selected accreditations/memberships:	Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO); Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Key services: Cardiac intensive care Neurology department Pediatric intensive care Orthopedics department Emergency department Trauma Center

Inpatient: End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care) Infection isolation room Neonatal intensive care Oncology services Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)

Outpatient End-of-life services:(Pain management, Palliative care) Infection isolation room Neonatal intensive care Oncology services Psychiatric care:(Partial hospitalization, Psychiatric emergency services)

Patient/family support services: Ambulance services Assistance with government services Chaplaincy/pastoral care services Oncology services Patient support groups Patient representative/ombusdman Transportation for elderly/handicapped Translation services

Community outreach: Health fairs Health screenings

Imaging services (diagnostic and therapeutic) CT scanner Diagnostic radioisotope facility Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Multislice spiral computer tomography (MSCT) Single photon emission computerized tomography (SpedCT) Ultrasound

Admissions:	12,767
Inpatient surgeries:	4,696
Outpatient visits:	346,600
Outpatient surgeries:	7,663
Emergency room visits:	69,178
Births:	0
Number of beds:	230

Full-time registered nurses:	639
Part-time registered nurses:	294
Full-time licensed practical nurses:	16
Part-time licensed practical nurses:	2
Total full-time faculty personnel:	3,572
Total part-time faculty personnel:	957

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