As an academic medical center dedicated to education and research, the George Washington University Hospital provides high-quality healthcare for everyone from DC residents to world-renowned dignitaries.

The 400,000-square-foot, 371-bed facility offers advanced medical technology and world-class service in a variety of disciplines, but is known particularly for its cardiovascular services (Vice President Dick Cheney has been a patient) and emergency medicine. In fact, the Emergency Department cares for nearly 75,000 patients each year, including serious injuries, as a Level 1 Trauma Center?no more serious than when the hospital saved the life of President Ronald Reagan after he was shot in 1981.