U.S.News & World Report
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has been ranked as a "high performing" hospital for cancer; diabetes and endocrinology; geriatrics; gynecology; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopaedics; pulmonology; and urology. Award received in July 2012.
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National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Our Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only one in the Washington, DC, area. Award received since 1974.
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NAPBC® National Accreditation Program for Breast Center
Dedicated to improving the quality of care and monitoring for patients with diseases of the breast.
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) is a consortium of national, professional organizations focused on breast health and dedicated to the improvement of quality care and outcomes of patients with diseases of the breast through evidence-based standards and patient and professional education. The NAPBC strategically built its leadership by inviting leaders from the major disciplines that routinely work together to diagnose and treat breast disease to become part of the consortium. Working toward one goal, this multidisciplinary group formed the NAPBC Board that mutually defined 28 program standards and 17 program components of care that collectively provide the most efficient and contemporary care available for patients diagnosed with diseases of the breast.
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Breast Imaging Center of Excellence
Our Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center earned the American College of Radiology (ACR) designation as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence.
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National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence
We are the only hospital in DC designated as a National Parkinson Foundation center of excellence.
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Magnet Nursing Status
We are the first hospital in Washington, DC, to receive Magnet nursing status. This prestigious award places our nursing team among the top 2% in the nation. Award received since 2004.
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MedStar Georgetown Radiology is a CT, MRI, Ultrasound, PET, Nuclear Medicine and Mammography ACR Accredited Facility!
When you see the gold seal of accreditation, you can rest assured that our facility will meet the highest level of patient safety standards and image quality.
Why? Because it means that our facility and personnel have gone through a comprehensive review to earn accreditation status by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Among patients and physicians alike, ACR accreditation is recognized as the gold standard in medical imaging.
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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes MedStar Georgetown’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. Award received in 2010.
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MedStar Georgetown Earned the Silver Performance Achievement Award for Stroke Care
The Stroke Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has been recognized for its commitment, success and achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program. Award received in 2009.
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Washingtonian 'Top Doctors' 2012
View the list of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's doctors listed in Washingtonian's 'Top Doctors' and hospitals list. Award received in 2012.
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Northern Virginia Magazine 'Top Doctors' 2010
Once again, many of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s doctors are listed on Northern Virginia Magazine’s 'top-rated' doctors and hospitals list. Award received in 2010.
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Elite “Baby-Friendly” Designation Awarded to MedStar Georgetown
A new “Baby-Friendly” hospital is born as MedStar Georgetown University Hospital joins an elite group of birth facilities to obtain “Baby-Friendly” designation. MedStar Georgetown is the first hospital in the DC Metro area to receive this coveted award. Award received in February 2012.
Most Breastfeeding-friendly Facility
We are the “most breastfeeding-friendly facility” in Washington as recognized by the DC Breastfeeding Coalition. Award received since 2008.
