Elite distinction held by less than three percent of U.S. hospitals.

The George Washington University Hospital is expanding its robotic services, becoming the first hospital in the world to perform colorectal surgery with the Medrobotics Flex^® Robotic System — a robot system designed to navigate the body’s twists and turns. The Medrobotics Flex^® Robotic System is the world’s first robotic surgical platform to offer Scarfree™ access to hard-to-reach anatomy in otolaryngology and colorectal procedures.

GW Hospital's Center for Trauma and Critical Care reverified as a Level I Trauma Center.

Washington, DC — The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) has recognized The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital), as one of 61 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals that have achieved meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care. GW Hospital is one of only 18 hospitals in the nation and the only in DC to receive this recognition two years in a row.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in concert with GW Hospital and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, has established the Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center to raise awareness about kidney disease and increase live kidney donation in Washington, D.C.