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From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced two monumental agreements to improve health care and address inequalities in health outcomes for District residents. The agreements include the construction of two new, state-of-the-art hospitals:

a 136-bed hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Ward 8, operated by Universal Health Services in conjunction with George Washington University and George Washington Medical Faculty Associates (GWMFA); and
a 225-bed Howard University Hospital on Georgia Avenue NW in Ward 1.

Both hospitals will build upon their existing and new networks of care to deliver fully integrated systems of care, offering the best in clinical integration. (more…)



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From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District is expanding the criteria for priority coronavirus (COVID-19) testing to include critical infrastructure workers with a history of exposure to a laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patient. This includes grocery store workers, essential government employees, and other workers who continue to report to work in the District. (more…)



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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 3,841 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Sunday, April 26, 2020 includes 51 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 3,892.

The District reported seven additional COVID-19 related deaths: (more…)


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