Howard University Hospital

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

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 3 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 1 of 3 areas

General Surgery services: Below national average in 1 of 1 areas

Orthopedic services: At national average in 1 of 1 areas

Pulmonary services: Below national average in 1 of 2 areas

Hospital Features

Howard University Hospital is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 263 beds of which 225 are Adult and Pediatric, 6 are Coronary Care, and 32 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
263
  • Intensive Care beds
32
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
225
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
6
  • Residency Program Approval:
ADA, AMA
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 1 of 3 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 1 of 3 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
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

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

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

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 2006 through 2008.
 
 

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