Health system to transform D.C. hospital into ‘health village’

Providence Health is turning its 408-bed hospital in northwest D.C. into a multiuse, walkable campus


Providence Health plans to turn its 408-bed hospital in northwest D.C. into a multiuse, walkable "health village," according to an article on the Fierce Healthcare website.

“We have begun to see the impact of a changing healthcare landscape both locally and nationally,” Providence CEO Darcy K. Burthay said in the article.

The campus will include a variety of service lines, such as primary care, specialty care, ambulatory care and telehealth and virtual care.

There will also be recreational space including green trails.

Read the article.

 

 



August 29, 2017


Topic Area: Renovations


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