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Health Care & Innovation Poster & Abstract Competition Open for Submissions

The DCHA Poster & Abstract Competition is a part of our 2025 Health Care & Innovation Summit and offers the opportunity to highlight the great work of individuals within hospitals. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate systematic investigation by health care professionals, provide a venue to share innovative and effective programs, showcase unique […]

Health Care & Innovation Awards Are Open for Nominations

The DCHA Awards are a part of our 2025 Health Care & Innovation Summit and offers the opportunity to highlight the great work of individuals within hospitals. The individual awards allows hospitals to nominate a staff member, clinical and non-clinical, who exemplifies invaluable dedication, commitment and unwavering efforts in managing and supporting hospital staff, patients, caregivers […]

GW Hospital Focuses on Colon Cancer and Prevention

Why are so many young people getting colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer rates have been declining among U.S. adults over age 50 since the 1980s. But, for younger adults, the trend is rapidly going in the wrong direction. While the overall numbers are still relatively low, colorectal cancer will become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths […]

February 2025 Utilization Report

Three out of five of our focus utilization metrics present a slight increase in volumes this month. Acute care admissions show a slight decrease in average daily volumes going from -11% below pre-COVID baseline in January to -12% in February, and emergency department visits’ average daily volumes remained at -22% below baseline from January to […]

2024 Calendar Year Utilization Report

The charts and tables in this publication are intended to provide aggregate and comparative data on health care facility utilization in the District of Columbia. The source of the data is the DCHA’s Monthly Utilization Survey (self-reported by individual facilities). Please note, though not annotated on every graphic, the impact of the closure of Providence […]

Thank You, Nurses!

  The District of Columbia Hospital Association and our member hospitals thank the extraordinary nurses that are the heart of health care. May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. Thank you for being a lifesaver!   Children’s National Hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Sibley Memorial […]

Join Us in Our Fight to Preserve DC Medicaid

  Join us in our fight to preserve DC Medicaid. Cuts will undermine the stability of our health care providers, increase emergency room wait times, raise the cost of care and threaten services for everyone who lives, works, and visits our nation’s Capital. Cutting DC’s Federal Medicaid match would force hospital closures, workforce reductions, and […]

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