Hospitals

District officials have dropped a lawsuit that sought to stop Providence Hospital from closing, removing the last major obstacle to plans by a nonprofit health-care chain to shut down most services at the Northeast Washington facility.

The city has dropped its lawsuit against Providence Hospital in Northeast and its parent company Ascension, according to the Washington Business Journal. A judge in D.C. Superior Court dismissed the suit earlier this month after the D.C.…

Providence Health System just took another step in its quest to transform its Northeast D.C. property into a health village, with the appointment of a new leader to spearhead its delivery.

When a 911 call comes in from DC, depending on where the person is calling from, they may or may not get an ambulance responding. It’s part of a new program routing ambulances to the most dire emergencies.

Starting Friday, D.C. Fire and EMS ambulances won’t transport all patients that contact 911 to a hospital emergency room. In some cases, emergency responders will help assess patients on-site, but refer them to a clinic if the issue is…

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Under a new policy starting on March 1, DC ambulance crews might not take some patients to a hospital but will refer them to a clinic.

When Providence Health System announced plans to shut down its acute-care hospital at the end of 2018, neighboring D.C. hospitals expected to feel that impact. Now MedStar Washington Hospital Center, in its first attempt to quantify the…

Providence Health System wants to bring an urgent care center to its Northeast D.C. campus, after rankling city officials with its efforts to close over the past several months and shutting down the majority of hospital services in…

D.C. residents east of the Anacostia River recently expressed their strong opinions on the proposed hospital that will be built on the campus of St. Elizabeths East campus.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s attempt to stop the only hospital in Northeast D.C. from shutting down many of its services has hit a major roadblock. A judge denied the D.C. government’s request today for an injunction that would have immediately…

A D.C. Superior Court judge Thursday denied the District’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop Providence Hospital from shutting down most of its services.

George Washington University Hospital said Wednesday it will resume talks to work toward a definitive agreement with the District to operate a new hospital in Southeast — a major win for the project’s supporters who feared its departure…

Eric Goulet must have walked in and out of the D.C. Council chambers 20 times during the final legislative meeting of 2018. Clutched in his hand was the future of the District’s healthcare system for generations to come—or at least a piece…

The agreement with George Washington University Hospital to operate a new hospital in Southeast D.C. might not be dead.

A deal to build a new hospital east of the Anacostia River appeared to survive — at least temporarily — on Tuesday, as the D.C. Council approved a last-minute measure that proponents say will allow negotiations for the project to move…

Two "poison pill" amendments to the deal to build a new hospital in Ward 8 have forced Councilmember Vince Gray to propose more changes that give greater consideration to Howard University's medical school.

The D.C. government is suing Providence Health System, alleging the Northeast D.C. hospital violated the terms of its newly renewed license by scaling back many of its services Friday.

The District government filed suit Friday against management of Providence Hospital, saying its move to shutter most of its operations has violated the terms of its hospital license.

Mayor Muriel Bowser is taking Providence Hospital to court, according to a D.C. official familiar with the matter.