Washington Hospital Center

Description

Washington Hospital Center is the largest private hospital in the nations capital The Hospital Center was founded in March 1958 when three specialty hospitals merged to form a single institution The notforprofit hospital is a proud member of the MedStar Health network and shares a 47acre campus with three medical facilities in Northwest Washington DC

The Hospital Center facility has 926 licensed beds and offers primary secondary and tertiary health care services to adult and neonatal patients During fiscal year 2008 FY08 398308 outpatient and 44598 inpatient visits occurred at the hospital including 4910 births Nearly 90 regional medical facilities referred close to 6700 of their most complicated medical cases to Washington Hospital Center in this year The Hospital Center employs one of the regions most experienced medicaldental and surgical staff numbering 1600 physicians many of whom are involved in more than 400 clinical research trials underway its 26 clinical residency and fellowship programs attract more than 300 medical students annually

Washington Hospital Centers premiere program in cardiovascular services is among the top 20 centers in the US with volumes of 9110 inpatient cardiac admissions 21763 cardiac catheterizations 8295 electrophysiology procedures 1814 openheart surgeries three heart transplants and 18 implantations of ventricular assist devices in FY08 The Hospital Centers V entricular Assist Device Program is the only facility in Washington accredited by The Joint Commission More than 150 heart transplants have been performed at the Hospital Center since its first procedure on May 22 1987

In addition the Hospital Center is a respected top facility in treatment of stroke neurological illness and injury gastrointestinal disorders and womens services This fiscal year USNews amp World Report recognized Washington Hospital Center as one of the nations Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery endocrine disorders respiratory and geriatric care The Hospital Centers Primary Stroke Center admitted 535 patients and is the first stroke program in the area accredited by The Joint Commission Through its affiliation with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Center the hospitals stroke neurologists have access to cutting edge research protocols not available at other hospitals Its adult burn center recognized as a national model in burn care therapies and the regions only facility treated 377 patients in this year

Comprehensive oncology care makes The Washington Cancer Institute WCI at Washington Hospital Center the preferred treatment facility for more cancer patients than any other program in the nations capital In FY08 the Cancer Institute saw 76464 outpatient visits diagnosed 2494 new cancer cases and was chosen by 15016 patients who came through its Center for Breast Health WCI provides the full range of surgical radiation and medical oncology services access to the latest clinical trials patient and family counseling cancer education and community outreach programs

The Hospital Centers kidney and pancreas transplantation programs are in the top five percent in the country with patient outcomes that consistently exceed the national average During this fiscal year 86 kidney transplants and three kidneypancreas transplants were performed

The Hospital Centers most farreaching presence is MedSTAR Transport The air ambulance service has carried 46624 patients since its inception in 1983 and in FY08 flew 3121 helicopter missions The MedSTAR Trauma program is one of the nations most advanced Level I shocktrauma units and is consistently recognized by The American College of Surgeons In this year there were 2445 trauma admissions and 78549 Emergency Department visits which included 19059 patient admissions

Washington Hospital Center is committed to providing care to the underserved in its community In this fiscal year the Hospital Center provided 959 million in unsponsored care a combination of 296 million in charity care and 663 million in bad debt Theres more on our Website at wwwWHCenterorg

Mission
Washington Hospital Center a valued member of MedStar Health is dedicated to delivering exceptional PATIENT FIRST health care We provide the region with the highest quality and latest medical advances through excellence in patient care education and research

Our Vision
To be the trusted leader in caring for people and advancing health

Guiding Principle
To treat each patient as we would a member of our own family by providing the best medical treatment with caring and compassion responsive service and intelligent use of resources Through this achievement we will be recognized as a national model for excellence in patientcentered care

Values
Service
We strive to anticipate and meet the needs of our patients physicians and coworkers

Patient First
We strive to deliver the very 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 greet 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

Number of Beds 926
Number of employees 6235
Number of physicians on the medicaldental staff 333
Number of nurses 1549
Total MedicalDental Staff 1598
Total number of inpatient admissionsInpatients Served 44598
Total number of outpatient visits 398308
Number of cardiovascular admissions 9110
Number of electrophysiology procedures 8295
Number of robotic procedures 355
Number of clinical trials IRB Activated REVISED 432
Number of cardiac catheterization procedures 21763
Number of openheart surgeries 1814
Number of heart transplants 3
Number of ventricular assist devices implanted 18
Inpatient Surgery procedures 13340
Number of new cancer cases diagnosed 2494
Number of inpatient cancer admissions 2352
Number of outpatient cancer visits 76464
Number of outpatient visits in the Center for Breast Health 15206
Number of kidney transplants 86
Number of kidneypancreas transplants 4
Number of pancreas transplants 0
Total number of MedSTAR transports 17675
Number of MedSTAR Trauma admissions 2445
Number of helicopter transports 3121
Number of trauma unit visits 864
Number of Burn Unit admissions 377
Number of ED visits Includes admissions 78549
Number of ED visits that resulted in admissions 19059
Number of Laparascopic Procedures 1060 1016 1289
Number of House Call visits made 6500 8500 8000
Number of patients treated 440234 432144 425760
Total dollar amount of charity care provided 29603870
Total dollar amount of bad debt 663 mil
Total dollar amount unsponsored care 959 mil

Number of Stroke IP Admissions 535
Number of Stroke IP Treatments 23
Number of NonCancer IP Gamma Knife Procedures 5
Number of NonCancer OP Gamma Knife Procedures 89
Number of Neurointerventional Procedures 1385
Number of OP Trilogy Visits 6369
Number of IP Traditional Neurosurgery Procedures 774
Number of OP Traditional Neurosurgery Procedures 39

Inpatients Served

Elective Admissions 23094
MedSTAR Visits 2445
Births 4910

Outpatient Procedures

Outpatient Surgery 11800
Diagnostics 44307
Radiology 66017
Radiation Oncology Procedures 21311
Ambulatory Infusion Center Visits 22241
Total Oupatient Procedures 165676
Number of patient referrals 6638