Innovation

Thanks to our high-reliability culture, MedStar receives many Good Catches every year, many of which are shared in the Good Catch Monday emails, and through the sharing of Safety Moments and in Safety...

Alexandra Learned Preston and her husband, John Preston, were longtime residents and supporters of the Georgetown community.

For 21 years, Ali Wisseman had type 1 diabetes. A kidney and pancreas transplant in 2009 cured her condition, but she still battles the chronic effects.

 By Emily TurkAt just 54 years old, Brian Wallace was far from ready to shut the door on his active life. But his constant ankle pain was threatening his ability to function. “I would wake up in the m...

As recently as 15 years ago, if you had severe aortic stenosis but were considered too ill or weak to survive surgery, there was little else we could do for you. Since then, transcatheter aortic valv...

Sarah Bessin, a 47-year-old breast cancer survivor, received her diagnosis in July 2015. In October, Bessin opted to begin breast reconstruction at the same time as her mastectomy. The team at MedStar...