The Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library was completed in 1973 during the presidency of Lloyd Elliott . The library serves the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences , the Milken Institute School of Public Health , and the George Washington University School of Nursing . The building is part of the Ross Hall Medical Complex, and has three floors above ground and one below ground. The library was named after Paul Himmelfarb.
6-656: North of the Library is the George Washington University Hospital and the Foggy Bottom–GWU Station . 38°54′02″N 77°03′02″W / 38.90042°N 77.05054°W / 38.90042; -77.05054 This article about a library -related building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Washington, D.C.
12-507: A comprehensive program for advanced treatment of heart disease and vascular disorders, noninvasive diagnostics, 24-hour interventional cardiologist and cath lab, cardiac catheterization, heart rhythm disorders and treatments and cardiovascular surgery. GWUH is home to a comprehensive stroke center offering 24-hour acute stroke services treating ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes, and subarachnoid hemorrhages. Coverage for acute endovascular treatments, neurosurgical procedures, and thrombolytics
18-896: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . George Washington University Hospital The George Washington University Hospital ( GWUH ) is a for-profit hospital in Washington, D.C. , affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences . Since 2022, the George Washington University Hospital has been 100% owned and operated by Universal Health Services , though it maintains significant ties to George Washington University . The current 400,000 sq ft (37,200 m ) facility opened on August 23, 2002. It has 371 beds, holds more than $ 45 million of medical equipment, and costs over $ 96 million to construct. The hospital
24-790: Is licensed by the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and accredited by the U.S. Joint Commission . Founded in 1824 as a medical department in Columbian College (now called the George Washington University ), the GW Medical School was the 11th in the United States and the first in the nation's capital. At George Washington University, the Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine
30-404: The hospital was approved to construct a helipad after a many year battle to change a DC law prohibiting the construction of new helipads. The addition of this ability to receive helicopters greatly shortens the time needed to transfer critically ill patients from another hospital, or directly from an emergency scene, to receive the highest level of care for critically ill patients. GWUH is home to
36-525: Was established in 1991. The department cares for nearly 85,000 patients each year, including serious injuries, as a level 1 trauma center. GW's emergency department consists of: The George Washington University Hospital is an ACS verified level I trauma center GWUH receives the most critically-injured trauma patients from Washington, D.C., and the Northern Virginia area, as well as hospital transfers from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. In 2018,
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