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Howard University Hospital

2041 Georgia Avenue North West
Washington, DC 20060
Howard University Hospital is a hospital located in Washington, DC. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
2041 Georgia Avenue North West
Washington, D.C. (DC)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Other
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

General Surgery services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Orthopedic services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Pulmonary services: Below national average in 1 of 2 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Hospital Features

Howard University Hospital is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 277 beds of which 250 are Adult and Pediatric, 4 are Coronary Care, and 28 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
277
  • Intensive Care beds
28
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
250
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
4
  • Residency Program Approval:
ADA, AMA
 
Cost Lower Costdollar icon Average Costdollar icondollar icon Higher Costdollar icondollar icondollar icon Length of
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 3 of 4 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 1 of 4 procedures
CardiacOrthopedicWomen's ServicesPulmonaryMore
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Atrial Fibrillation dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Sepsis
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Prostatectomy
bullet Diabetic Acidosis and Coma
bullet Respiratory Failure
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2004 - 2006.
 

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