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  • April 25, 2025

    By MedStar Team

    This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON.   From the day we’re born, or at least the day we’re potty trained, we come to expect that using the toilet is a fact of lif...

    This article was written by Hilary Hancock BSN, RN, CWON.   From the day we’re born, or at least the day we’re potty trained, we come to expect that using the toilet is a fact of lif...

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  • January 08, 2015

    By The MWHC Blog Team

    Before MedStar Washington Hospital Center even opened it doors in 1958, doctors were instrumental in planning and shaping the new organization.

    Before MedStar Washington Hospital Center even opened it doors in 1958, doctors were instrumental in planning and shaping the new organization.

  • January 08, 2015

    By MedStar Health

    Former Chief of Neurosurgery 1958 - 1972MOVING DAY AIDED BY POLICE ESCORTJFK's secretary, Mrs. Lincoln; Robert F. Kennedy; Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Edgar J. Hoover are but a few of the ...

    Former Chief of Neurosurgery 1958 - 1972MOVING DAY AIDED BY POLICE ESCORTJFK's secretary, Mrs. Lincoln; Robert F. Kennedy; Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Edgar J. Hoover are but a few of the ...

  • September 04, 2014

    By MedStar Health

    MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 2012 Community Health Assessment (CHA) MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is proud to release its 2012 Community Health Assessment and its accompanying I...

    MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 2012 Community Health Assessment (CHA) MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is proud to release its 2012 Community Health Assessment and its accompanying I...

  • September 04, 2014

    By MedStar Health

    Once again, many of Georgetown University Hospital's doctors are listed on Northern Virginia Magazine's "top-rated" doctors and hospitals list. The magazine used data from HealthGrades' "Five-Star D...

    Once again, many of Georgetown University Hospital's doctors are listed on Northern Virginia Magazine's "top-rated" doctors and hospitals list. The magazine used data from HealthGrades' "Five-Star D...

  • By Allison Larson, MD

    As you and your loved ones age, you may notice a tendency to develop large bruises, especially on the hands and forearms and seemingly out of nowhere.  Called actinic purpura, these large, fla...

    As you and your loved ones age, you may notice a tendency to develop large bruises, especially on the hands and forearms and seemingly out of nowhere.  Called actinic purpura, these large, fla...