George Washington University Hospital
The George Washington University Hospital is a hospital in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It opened on On August 23, 2002, with 371 beds in a 400,000 sq. ft. building, housing than $45 million of medical equipment and cost more than $96 million to construct.[citation needed] The hospital is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and accredited by the U.S. Joint Commission.
Since 1997, The George Washington University Hospital has been jointly owned and operated by a parnership between a subsidiary of Universal Health Services and The George Washington University. Under the terms of this partnership, The District Hospital Partners, Inc., UHS owns an 80% interest and manages the hospital and the GW University holds a 20 ppercent interest. http://www.welcometouhs.com/gw_hosp.html
Leadership
Trent Crable, MBA, CPA, CHE was appointed Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director of The George Washington University Hospital in January 2009 after serving as interim CEO since June 2008. Previously hhe had served as the hospital's Chief Operating Officer since May 2005.[1]
Richard B. Becker, M.D. was named CEO/ Managing Director of The George Washington University Hospital afer serving as Interim CEO since March 1, 2004. Dr. Becker had previously served as the hospital's Medical Director and was appointed August 1998.[2]
Daniel P. McLean was appointed CEO and managed the hospital from August 8, 2000 until March, 2004.[3]
Phillip S. Schaengold, J.D. served as CEO from 1997 - 2000.[4]
[edit] History
The old George Washington University Hospital was located directly across the street from the current site at 901 23rd Street. The hospital, which was constructed in 1948, housed 501 patient beds.
In 1981, when President Ronald Reagan was shot outside of the Washington Hilton, he was transported by the United States Secret Service to The George Washington University Hospital emergency department.[5]
The first patient was Mr. Floyd Godfrey.[5] On August 24, 2002 at 12:51 a.m. the first baby was born in the new hospital: Genesis Ann Palmer, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces was born to parents Marquita and Gerald Palmer.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://gwumc.gwu.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?view=news&d=7933
- ^ http://www.gwumc.edu/progress/052004.pdf
- ^ http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag_app/jsp/printer_friendly.jsp?dcrPath=AHA/NewsStory_Article/data/HHNMAG454&domain=HHNMAG
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=U3Z7vWPYYbEC&pg=PA16&lpg=PA16&dq=phillip+schaengold+appointed+CEO+George+Washington+University+Hospital&source=bl&ots=v6rJj6oVcQ&sig=b8XhD4YLJJ4_P39ayPu9Z2eKpZs&hl=en#v=onepage&q=phillip%20schaengold%20appointed%20CEO%20George%20Washington%20University%20Hospital&f=false
- ^ a b Med Stat News for Physicians and Employees of The George Washington University Hospital, Fall 2002
- ^ The George Washington University Hospital's Health News Magazine
--Lisahmcdonald (talk) 19:30, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
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