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Health care in Washington, DC: hospitals, ERs, clinics and pharmacies

Washington, DC has 12 hospitals in Medicare (CMS) data; 7 list emergency services and 2 state a trauma center designation on their own website. Our data also lists 15 urgent care centers, 90 pharmacies, 76 community health center sites, 16 nursing homes, 5 hospice providers, 34 home health agencies and 17 dialysis facilities in Washington.

Built automatically from official data (Medicare, the NPI Registry, HRSA and state licence lists) and from what each hospital publishes on its own website; see Sources and dates. Services change: call before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911. This guide says what the official data lists for the city on the dates shown; it is not medical advice and not a ranking.

Emergency care

7 of the 12 hospitals in Washington list emergency services in Medicare's data; 4 of them state 24-hour emergency care on their own website, and 2 state a trauma center designation. The wording of each designation is quoted from the hospital’s website.

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Walk-in care

15 urgent care centers in Washington are registered in the federal NPI Registry. Urgent care centers treat illnesses and injuries that need care soon but are not emergencies, usually without an appointment. The registry does not record opening hours: call before you go.

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Pharmacies

90 pharmacies in Washington are registered in the NPI Registry (Community/retail pharmacy: 60; Pharmacy: 29; Clinic pharmacy: 1). The registry does not record opening hours or 24-hour service: call the pharmacy. All pharmacies in Washington →

Low-cost care

76 community health center sites in Washington (Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA: 73; Federally Qualified Health Center enrolled in Medicare (CMS): 3). Health centers in the federal Health Center Program (HRSA) must offer a sliding fee based on income and serve patients whether or not they have insurance. Weekly hours are as reported to HRSA.

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Hospitals compared

12 hospitals, highest Medicare rating first. Rating: CMS overall hospital star rating, 1 to 5 (6 of 12 rated). Beds: from the hospital's own website where our research has read it (3 of 12). Price list: the hospital's federal price-transparency file is on its page (5 of 12).

Hospitals in Washington, DC: type, emergency services, Medicare rating, beds and price list
HospitalTypeEmergencyMedicare ratingBedsPrice list
Sibley Memorial Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 5 of 5 stars — —
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars 609 Yes
MedStar Washington Hospital Center · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — Yes
Washington DC VA Medical Center · Full profile Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital ER 3 of 5 stars — —
George Washington Univ Hospital Acute Care Hospital ER 2 of 5 stars — —
Howard University Hospital Corp · Full profile Acute Care Hospital ER 1 of 5 stars — —
Bridgepoint Cont Care Hospital - Capitol Hill · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 60 Yes
Bridgepoint Cont Care Hospital - Nat Harborside · Full profile Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Not listed Not rated 82 Yes
Children's National Hospital · Full profile Children's Hospital ER Not rated — —
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital · Full profile Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Not listed Not rated — Yes
Psychiatric Institute of Washington Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
St Elizabeths Hospital · Full profile Psychiatric Hospital Not listed Not rated — —
Compare the top 4 side by side →Hospitals in Washington: addresses and detailsMedicare star ratings

Specialists

Clinicians affiliated with these 12 hospitals, by specialty, from Medicare's clinician data; the number counts clinicians whose primary specialty belongs to that page.

Internal Medicine (669)Radiology (295)Cardiology (293)Oncology (226)Neurology (175)Family Medicine (171)Obstetrics and Gynecology (143)Emergency Medicine (125)General Surgery (115)Orthopedics (113)Gastroenterology (102)All doctors in Washington, DC

Specialties the hospitals list on their own websites

Cancer Care (3)Emergency Medicine (3)Endocrinology (3)Surgery (3)Urology (3)Behavioral health (2)Dermatology (2)Gastroenterology (2)Geriatrics (2)Gynecology (2)Orthopedics (2)Radiology (2)

The number is how many hospitals here list it on their own website (hospitals with a reviewed website profile only).

Long-term care

Medicare-certified providers in Washington, with Medicare star ratings where published, and the state’s licensed assisted living homes.

Nursing homes in Washington (16)Hospice providers in Washington (5)Home health agencies in Washington (34)Dialysis facilities in Washington (17) Best nursing homes in WashingtonBest home health agencies in WashingtonBest dialysis centers in Washington

Nursing homes in Washington with the highest Medicare overall rating

Sources and dates

This guide is generated from the data files above for the 100 U.S. cities with the most hospitals in Medicare's data (cities as CMS spells them; the data has no metro-area definition). Wording last revised November 8, 2026. Not medical advice.

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