DCHA’s Health Care & Innovation Summit is a convening of health care professionals sharing best practices and successful approaches to improving patient safety. The summit will feature specialized and curated sessions on strategic issues and quality health care breakthroughs through diverse topics and shared ideas. Our experts represent a variety of backgrounds and perspectives based on hands-on experience and the latest research. Breakout sessions will feature submissions from the Abstract & Poster Competition and the summit will recognize the recipients of the Health Care & Innovation Summit Awards.

Early Bird Registration Particolari

• Early Bird Registration Ends September 1
• Individual Ticket: $329
• Individual Ticket w/Parking Included: $339
• Table of 10 Tickets: $2,900
• Table of 10 Tickets w/Parking Included: $3,000
• Parking Onsite: $15

In this episode of The Best Boss Podcast, host Diane Scott welcomes Dr. Gregory Argyros, President of MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Senior Vice President at MedStar Health, and Chair of the DCHA Board of Directors. Known for his people-first leadership style and transformational approach to organizational culture, Dr. Argyros reveals the philosophy behind his success: focus on people, and the outcomes will follow. Hear how trust, collaboration, and a relentless commitment to team empowerment have shaped his leadership journey from West Point to leading one of the nation’s largest hospitals. With real-life examples and leadership takeaways, this episode offers insights for anyone aiming to inspire, engage, and lead at scale. Topics discussed include why people-first leadership drives better outcomes; the “one team” culture at MedStar; what it means to lead with visibility, humility, and empathy; and, how a simple chocolate cupcake became a leadership lesson.

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 and community. Nomination deadline is June 27, 2025.

Awards:

• 1 Clinical Award: $250
• 1 Non-Clinical Award: $250

The District of Columbia Hospital Association salutes our hospitals for providing excellent care 24/7/365. This week, May 11-17,  is National Hospital Week. Caring is their calling. #hospitalproud

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 Hospital – Ascension in the Spring of 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in the Spring of 2020 can be seen in utilization patterns throughout this report.