Hospitals

In an effort to delay Providence Hospital’s planned closure, the D.C. Council voted to approve emergency legislation on Tuesday that would require hospitals to get approval from the city before they close or end services.

Patients, nurses and community leaders testified during a standing room-only D.C. Council committee hearing on Wednesday about the planned closure of acute-care services at Providence Hospital in northeast Washington.

D.C. Council leaders say Wednesday they will work to keep Providence Health System open for at least the next three years, despite the Northeast D.C. hospital's announcement that it would shut down and transition to outpatient care by year…

A D.C. Council committee is scheduled to hear public testimony on Wednesday about the plan to end acute-care services at Providence Hospital in northeast Washington, and how the closure will affect residents in the eastern part of the…

Providence Health System, which said it's transitioning away from acute care toward outpatient services, will close its Northeast D.C. hospital Dec. 14. After the closure, the system said only some primary care providers and the Carroll…

Two maternity wards closed last year east of the Anacostia River, complicating the lives of low-income women in need of care for high-risk pregnancies and delivery. Community of Hope Conway Health and Resource Center in Southeast is helping…

The bulk of Providence Hospital's 12-member board of directors was abruptly fired last night via an email sent on behalf of the hospital's managing body, according to a copy of the email obtained by City Paper. 

There is nothing more important to my administration than the health and well-being of Washingtonians. Without our health, we cannot live up to our potential as individuals or as a community. In 2018, the District is one of many places…