(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, February 17, at 12 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will the celebrate the groundbreaking and naming of the new hospital at the St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8, the first hospital built in Washington, DC in over 20 years.
The $375 million project includes a state-of-the-art 136-bed, full-service hospital, ambulatory pavilion for physician offices, clinics and community space, and a helipad for emergency transports that will open in December 2024.
When:
Thursday, February 17 at 12 pm
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Councilmember Vincent Gray, Ward 7
Councilmember Trayon White, Ward 8
Kimberly Russo, VP Universal Health Services and CEO, George Washington University Hospital
Mark Wrighton, Interim President, George Washington University
Kurt Newman, CEO, Children’s National Hospital
Calvin Smith, Director of Government & Community Relations, Bridgepoint Healthcare
Latrena Owens, Executive Director, St. Elizabeths East, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Where:
2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE – Please enter at Red Lot
*Closest Metro Stations: Anacostia Metro Station*
*Closest Bikeshare Station: Alabama & Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE*
Press interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].
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