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SEE SCHEDULE OTO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL COMFORT TO OUR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE JESUIT TRADITION OF CURA PERSONALIS, CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON.

SEE SCHEDULE OMEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S LARGEST PROGRAM IS THE PROVISION OF ACUTE HOSPITAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D.C. AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES LISTED ABOVE, MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN INCURRED $261.1M OF MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO ITS COMMUNITIES. MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN'S CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INCLUDE NEUROSCIENCES, TRANSPLANTATION, CANCER AND GASTROENTEROLOGY. THE HOSPITAL IS ONE OF A FEW CENTERS IN THE WORLD PROVIDING LIVING-DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION. MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN'S NEUROSCIENCES PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND IS A NATIONAL PARKINSON FOUNDATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND OTHER MOVEMENT DISORDERS. MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN'S LOMBARDI COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY 52 CENTERS IN THE U.S., AND THE ONLY ONE DESIGNATED AS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN WAS THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTAIN MAGNET RECOGNITION BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC), AND NOW HAS ACHIEVED 4 CONSECUTIVE MAGNET DESIGNATIONS (2004, 2008, 2014, 2018). MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN IS IN THE PROCESS OF THE JOURNEY TOWARDS A FIFTH MAGNET DESIGNATION.SINCE MARCH 2020, MEDSTAR HEALTH HAS CARED FOR 1 IN 4 COVID-19 PATIENTS IN THE REGION. OPERATING AS ONE MEDSTAR AND ALIGNING WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH, MEDSTAR HEALTH COVID-19 PREPARATIONS AND RESPONSE ARE GUIDED BY THREE CRITICAL DRIVERS: PROVIDING A SAFE CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATES; MITIGATING COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19; AND ENSURING OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY TO FULFILL OUR CORE MISSION OF CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.THESE EFFORTS HAVE EVOLVED AND TRANSITIONED IN MULTIPLE WAY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LEADING TO A NUMBER OF INTEGRATED CARE APPROACHES IN PLACE TODAY: UTILIZATION OF MEDSTAR HEALTH URGENT CARE, EVISITS AND OUR DIGITAL CAPABILITIES TO CREATE ACCESS, RAPID STAND-UP OF TESTING SITES, USE OF TELEHEALTH FOR PRIMARY CARE AND FOLLOW-UP VISITS, UTILIZATION OF MEDSTAR HEALTH HOME CARE TO SAFELY MANAGE THE CARE CONTINUUM NEEDS FOR PATIENTS, DEPLOYMENT OF INNOVATIVE LABORATORY APPROACHES INTEGRATED WITH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TO BETTER SUPPORT ASSOCIATES MANAGING THROUGH COVID-19 EXPOSURES, STAND-UP OF A BUDDY PROGRAM WHERE NON-CLINICAL ASSOCIATES TAKE SHIFTS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR NURSING AND CARE TEAMS, ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY MOBILE UNITS AND CLINICS FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS, SUPPLY AND MAINTAIN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), N95 RESPIRATORS, COVID-19 VACCINES AND BOOSTERS, EXECUTION OF A MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY RESULTING IN 99% OF ASSOCIATES AND PHYSICIANS VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, AND ADMINISTRATION OF MORE THAN 253,000 COVID-19 VACCINATIONS/BOOSTERS ACROSS THE REGION.

MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $83.6M IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES TRAINING IN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, AND EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PROVIDED $4.2M IN CHARITY CARE SERVICES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021. CHARITY CARE IS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO MEDSTAR HEALTH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHOSE INCOME IS BELOW CERTAIN THRESHOLDS AND FOR WHICH THE HOSPITAL IS NOT COMPENSATED.