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Description

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About The Washington Hospital
Since 1897 The Washington Hospital has been dedicated to providing the highest quality care to patients in southwestern Pennsylvania With locations throughout Washington and Greene counties The Washington Hospital and its staff of more than 350 primary care and specialty physicians make it their mission to improve the health and wellbeing of the community Our vast list of services and specialties include cardiovascular diagnostics and surgery orthopedics neurosciences womens health cancer care childrens therapy rehabilitation and advanced imaging among many others The Washington Hospital utilizes the most advanced medical technology in its stateoftheart facilities so you can feel confident that you and your family are receiving the utmost quality of care conveniently close to home

MISSION
To provide great patient care

VISION
To be the Regional Health Care System of choice for Patients Physicians and Employees in Washington and surrounding counties

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History

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100 Years of History
Founded in 1897 The Washington Hospital is the largest fullservice hospital in Washington County serving over 250000 individuals within its service area It is currently licensed for 258 beds 16 bassinets and over 200 physicians on staff Ninety percent of the medical staff is board certified boasting the second highest percentage among all hospitals in Pennsylvania

On May 25 1897 a charter of incorporation for The Washington Hospital was granted for the purpose of providing medical and surgical aid and nursing quotfor the sick and injured the establishment of a Training School for Nurses maintenance of a dispensary to supply medicine and the acquiring of such lands buildings and equipment as necessary for the accommodation of such objects of charityquot

The A W Acheson Homestead on Acheson Avenue was purchased and altered to care for 20 patients and opened to the public in May 1898 Several additions were constructed to this building and adjacent houses were bought to provide a maternity department and a residence for nurses

City Hospital was erected and opened in April 1907 The idea of consolidating Washington and City Hospitals was advanced in 1920 On November 15 1921 the two merged and became The Washington Hospital

Several years later the City of Washington raised 600000 and the Wilson Development Company donated seven acres of land on the north edge of the city to The Washington Hospital for construction of a new facility On March 23 1927 the first building of the current hospital was opened to the public

During 1972 the Hospital started the Family Medicine Residency Program to educate young physicians in this growing specialty The threeyear program brings 24 physicians to The Washington Hospital for intensive training in family medicine

A stateoftheart computer system was installed to usher The Washington Hospital into the computer age in 1980 Computer applications became an integral part of much of the Hospitals operation

The history of The Washington Hospital continues to be a story of steady growth and periodic expansion and renovation to meet the health care needs and services required by our patients and community