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Howard University Hospital

2041 Georgia Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20060-0002
(202) 865-6100

For more information on this hospital, visit the Howard University Hospital

Detailed Information

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 305
Administrator: LARRY WARREN, CEO
Parent system: Not reported
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO); ; Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided Glossary

Key services:
  • General medical and surgical care
  • General intensive care
  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Neurology department
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopedics department
  • Emergency department
  • Trauma Center

Specialized services

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(Psychiatric emergency services)
Outpatient
  • Birthing room
  • Elderly/disabled:(Skilled nursing care)
  • End-of-life services:(Hospice, Pain management)
  • Infection isolation room
  • Neonatal intensive care
  • Neonatal intermediate care
  • Oncology services
  • Psychiatric care:(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

By the numbers:

Admissions: 12,903
Inpatient surgeries: 2,377
Outpatient visits: 107,559
Outpatient surgeries: 7,598
Emergency room visits: 44,979
Births: 643
Number of beds: 305

Staffing(employed, on payroll):

Full-time registered nurses: 589
Part-time registered nurses: 0
Full-time licensed practical nurses: 35
Part-time licensed practical nurses: 0
Total full-time faculty personnel: 2,708
Total part-time faculty personnel: 0

Notes

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated December 2007.

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