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The official page of GW Hospital, providing high-quality healthcare, advanced medical technology and world class service to our patients in Washington, DC.
Washington, DC
Joined February 2012
Thank you to Jayson Werth for stopping by to visit Matt Mika, who was injured in last week's congressional baseball incident. @Nationals
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We are aware of an erroneous statement circulating on the internet regarding Ebola at GW Hospital. We do not have ANY patients with Ebola and are fully open to serve the community.
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Thank you again to our wonderful community partner, @chefjoseandres, for donating masks and face shields to our staff at GW Hospital. We are grateful for you and your team's generosity and compassion in supporting our community. We're in this together!
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Today, we remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. In honor of today, the non-profit 9/11 Day, World Central Kitchen and @chefjoseandres delivered meals to our #HealthcareHeroes. Thank you, we stand by you and we will #NeverForget.
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Thank you to the @BlueAngels and the @AFThunderbirds for performing a flyover to honor first responders on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic this past weekend. And a special thank you to our very own #HealthcareHeroes who are doing all they can for our community.
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Patients and staff at the GW Cancer Center received quite the treat when @JahanDotson, the rookie wide receiver for everyone’s favorite football team, stopped by for a visit. We’d like to thank the gridiron standout for stopping by and lifting everyone’s spirits.
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Showing our appreciation to @andpizza for providing free pizza to our hospital workers and setting up a mobile kitchen outside for easy access to food. Thank you so much for your support during this time!
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We'd like to thank @JahanDotson for stopping by to speak with our team members about some of the adversity he's faced during his career and what motivates him as a professional athlete. We'd like to thank Jahan for taking time out of his schedule to meet with our team
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Thank you once again to @JahanDotson for being so gracious with your time! We loved hearing about your journey both on and off the gridiron! Next year's season can't come soon enough!
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A donation of 2,000 N95 masks from @chefjoseandres! Thank you for always being a wonderful partner to GW Hospital.
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We are rewriting the history books as the GW Transplant Institute successfully completed its first pancreas transplant! Congratulations to Dr. Serrano and the rest of the team on this incredible accomplishment!
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This morning, we celebrated one of our beloved COVID-19 patients, Juan, who after three months in the hospital is returning home. We are so happy to see him recovering and reuniting with loved ones. Shout out to all of the GW #HealthcareHeroes who helped him along the way!
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We are thrilled to have been able to have sent home more than 1,000 individuals with COVID-19. This week, we took some time to recognize & celebrate one of our COVID-19 patients as they successfully left the hospital. We are so proud of the entire GW Hospital team.
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Thank you to Feed the Fight DC for donating meals from @FoundingFarmers to our staff yesterday! With limited lunch options for staff right now, we couldn't be more grateful to the thoughtful and wonderful people in our community.
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GWUH was 1st in the nation to use @SurgicalTheater© virtual reality technology for lung patients. VR is now being used to assess patients with advanced COVID-19. Learn more with Dr. Keith Mortman, Chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, at
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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that typically starts in the late fall and early winter. There are steps that you can take to prevent SAD. Learn more from @NIMHgov at
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We were pleased to welcome @JahanDotson to the GW Transplant Institute for a special meet and greet - one donor/recipient pair meeting for the first time! . It’s been a pleasure spending time with this gifted & inspiring athlete, we’ll always welcome Jahan with open arms!
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Tune in at 11 a.m. tomorrow, November 8, as we live stream the ribbon cutting of our new helipad!
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A happy day for our GW Hospital team! Eric Bell, a patient at GW Hospital who has been battling COVID-19 since June, was released today with a special send-off from our frontline workers. Watch the touching moment as he stands from his wheelchair and walks out of our front doors.
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We're excited to announce that @MayorBowser has signed a bill that will allow GW Hospital to pursue construction of a helipad! Learn more at
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We are so incredibly thankful for our dedicated employees on the frontline as they provide critical care to our patients during this unprecedented time. Please continue to follow @CDCgov recommendations at We are all in this together!
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In honor of #TraumaSurvivorsDay, GW Hospital is celebrating the brave individuals who are able to call themselves #traumasurvivors. @TraumaSurvivors
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In honor of #PresidentsDay and George Washington's upcoming birthday on Thursday, February 22, we handed out "future president" bibs to our newborns!
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Ringing the @NYSE bell in honor of our ER staff this morning. Thank you for your gratitude and support!.
The NYSE thanks the George Washington University Hospital ER staff, in Washington, DC. #Gratitude
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To date, we are proud to state that our GW Hospital staff have discharged over 1,270 COVID-19 patients thanks to the continued support, dedication and hard work of our staff. Thank you to our #HealthcareHeroes!
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What a wonderful performance by the Musicians of the Kennedy Center Opera House! Thank you for spreading joy and cheer to our patients and staff through your music.
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To our #HealthcareHeroes, thank you for your continued dedication to providing high-quality, exceptional care to our patients during these unprecedented times. #HeroesWorkHere
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Today, the GW Clinical Enterprise in coordination with White Coats for Black Lives held a 10-minute moment of silence in remembrance of George Floyd. Thank you to our staff who continue to help make a difference in the lives of our patients & the communities that we live in.
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Employees were recognized at the @WhiteHouse for treating Matt Mika, shown w/ Dr. Schroeder, MD, & @AlexandriaVAPD police who cared for him.
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GW Hospital is a proud sponsor for the @GW_WBB game this Saturday, February 15! Join us as they take on Mason and receive free swag during the game.
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Celebrating the launch of GW Transplant Institute’s new Pancreas Transplant Program! The new addition of pancreas transplantation will make GW Transplant Institute the home to a comprehensive abdominal transplant program, offering kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants.
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"Thank you for your hard work in caring for our community during this global pandemic. We appreciate how your team has shown up to work day after day, for those who need it most." @ubiqlife, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your token of gratitude.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth Month, we are celebrating the surgical directors of the GW Transplant Institute and The Liver and Pancreas Institute for Quality. The GW Transplant Institute is the only transplant program in the entire US run by African American surgeons.
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We are so thankful for YOU!💙.
As a thank you to the hard working healthcare professionals serving on the front line fighting #COVID19, ABA has donated our office supply of N95 masks + other healthcare items to @GWHospital, located just blocks from ABA HQ. We're thankful for all these heroes do to keep us safe
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Nursing is a calling, and our nurses fulfill a very special mission in the communities we serve. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our nurses deliver high quality care with compassion, hope and inspiration. Happy Nurses Day and Nurses Week! #NursesWeek #Nurses2020 #YearoftheNurse
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A special note from our NICU team asking our community to do their part during this pandemic. Thank you to our dedicated staff who are fighting for our tiniest patients. We're in this together.
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Earlier this afternoon we held a ribbon cutting to announce the opening of the renovated, front end of our Emergency Department!
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We proudly held an honor walk for @USCG Commander Molly Waters as she was taken to surgery to donate her tissue and organs. Thank you, Molly, for your tremendous service and the gift of life.
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Yesterday morning, Scott Croonquist, Chief Nursing Officer, and Hazel Darisse, Assistant Chief Nursing Officer, did rounds to show each of our nursing units how much we appreciate them during #NursesWeek. Thank you for your continued compassion and care for our patients.
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It's been years in the making, and we are excited to share that our new helipad at GWUH is now open! “We would like to thank everyone who assisted us through this important pursuit," says Kimberly Russo, CEO/Managing Director at GW Hospital. Learn more at
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We are a proud sponsor for tomorrow's @GW_Gymnastics Pink Meet in support of breast cancer. Join us tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Charles E. Smith Center for some pink swag!.
2 meets = 2x the fun! We’ll be 🏠 for our Pink Meet 🎀presented by @GWHospital on Friday night before heading to Kent State on Sunday! . ▶️ Sip & Flip.▶️ Cyd The Kid.▶️ Bouncing Back. #NOW2020 | #RaiseHigh .
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We're thrilled to share that @usnews recognized GW Hospital as a Best Hospital for 2019-2020 and honored us with “High Performing” status in five various areas. “These rankings reflect our commitment to excellence,” says Kimberly Russo, CEO. Learn more at
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GW Hospital recognized as a Best Hospital for 2020-2021 by @usnews! "As an academic medical center, we are committed to constantly advancing our care so that we can help our patients achieve the best outcomes possible," says Kimberly Russo, CEO of GW Hospital.
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Thank you to Feed the Fight & @JettiesDC for providing meals & Sun Companies for providing masks to our staff! We are so thankful for our community and we’re in this together!
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Shining some light on our #HealthcareHeroes with an installation from Enchanted Lights in our courtyard. We celebrate and thank you for all your hard work and dedication.
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Join us in welcoming Raynard Ware, Associate Administrator, to our GW Hospital team! Raynard joins us after serving as the Vice President of Operations for the 307-bed Palms of Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Learn more about Raynard at
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Our community is proudly displaying their love for GW and our #HealthcareHeroes around the DMV area! #GWProud
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Today, GW Hospital received a surprise gift from a former trauma patient thanking the employees that played a role in his recovery!
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We are so proud of our 4S/COVID-19 unit for achieving a certificate of excellence! Thank you for being on the front lines of this pandemic and for continuing to put the safety of our patients first. #GWProud #HealthcareHeroes
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We're proud to announce that Bruno Petinaux, MD, has been officially appointed Chief Medical Officer at GW Hospital!
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GW Hospital is recognized as a Best Hospital for 2020-2021 by @usnews, ranking it in 7th place out of more than 50 hospitals in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Read more at
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Every year, our NICU nurses and care team take the time to custom make Halloween costumes for our tiniest patients. Here is a look at this year's costumes. Happy Halloween!
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Thank you to Dr. Najam and his friend, Rahul Arora of @NaanandBeyond, for donating 100 meals to our staff yesterday! And, to Lori for the generous donation of two boxes of face masks! As our #HealthcareHeroes are battling on the frontline, we are grateful for your support!
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Just a few of our favorite shots from yesterday's ground-breaking ceremony with @MayorBowser and @ChildrensNatl for the new Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center at the St. Elizabeths East Campus! . For more information about the new facility visit
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We would like to wish a Happy National #DoctorsDay to our wonderful physicians who have dedicated their lives to improving the health of our patients and community. Thank you for making a difference today and every day!
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Congratulations to Alan Schweser, RN, Surgery on being the OR Employee of the Month! Thank you for all you do to provide excellent care to our patients and excellent service and teamwork to our staff.
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This year, we celebrated our 9th Annual Trauma Survivors’ Day a little differently by going virtual. We were honored to be able to reunite with our patients on this special day. See our full reunion video on our Facebook at
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In honor of National #HospitalWeek, we'd like to take the time to thank our incredible employees who help support George Washington University Hospital. We greatly appreciate your dedication and compassion for our patients and community.
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Today, we held our 7th Annual Trauma Survivors' Day, which honored GW Hospital trauma patients for demonstrating courage in the face of adversity. For the full live streamed video coverage, visit
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In honor of #PresidentsDay and George Washington's upcoming birthday on Friday, February 22, we handed out "future president" bibs to our newborns!
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For the 7th consecutive year, GW Hospital has been named a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology by @SurgicalRev! As one of only 65 hospitals in the US to hold this designation, we are extremely proud of our surgeons & team. Learn more at
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In honor of #NationalTraumaSurvivorsDay, staff celebrated the brave individuals who are able to call themselves #traumasurvivors.
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Thank you to the local @PretUsa shops for supporting our dedicated nurses and staff! They are spreading kindness throughout the community and feeding our hard working healthcare team. We appreciate your kind gesture!
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The outpouring love from our community has been extraordinary! Thank you to the @DailyGrill for donating meals to our Emergency Department. We are all in this together!
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Last week and over the weekend we had even more community support! Thank you to @peregrinedc for donating coffee and pastries to our NICU and respiratory teams and a big thank you to Red's BBQ and Pizzeria for grilling up some delicious food for our staff.
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Thank you to Feed the Fight and our community members for donating boxes of lunch from @jimmyjohns to our staff! We're in this together.
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Today, newborns at GW Hospital wore special bibs for the Presidential Inauguration. Check out our "future presidents" below!
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GW Hospital staff members continued to deliver cakes to EMS stations in DC, Alexandria and Arlington! @ACFDPIO @AlexandriaVAFD #EMSWeek
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Throughout the pandemic, the support that we've received has been tremendous. Over the weekend, our staff received meals from @WCKitchen and @911day as a thank you for the care they've provided. Many thanks to both organizations for caring for our #HealthcareHeroes.
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We cannot thank you enough for your donation and support! We are in this together!💙.
To help provide critical support to doctors, nurses and staff working tirelessly on the front line during the crisis, TIAA and @NuveenInv are proud to donate masks, protective gear and gloves to @HowardU Hospital and @GWHospital.
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In honor of National #PAweek, we'd like to take the time to recognize our Physician Assistants. We greatly appreciate your hard work and dedication to our patients, families, staff and community.
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"Dear healthcare workers, thank you for taking care of us during these stressful and unprecedented times. Your strength and courage to put yourself on the front lines each and every day does not go unrecognized." Thank you, Isabelle, for your @LockdownLetter inspiration!
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We LOVE our Nurse Practitioners! Thank you for your continued dedication to providing high-quality care to all of our patients. #NPWeek
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Today, we are proud to be hosting the @DCVisionZero Summit. Earlier, Babak Sarani, MD, spoke about the societal costs related to traffic fatalities, and Bruno Petinaux, MD, introduced @MayorBowser. #VZsummit2018 #VisionZero
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This week, we were proud to pass along our traveling GW LEAPS award to its second recipient, Lois Collins, Director of Trauma Services!
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Check out the new building banner that went up today! We are so proud of our GW family! #GWProud
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This week is #EMSWeek, an observance first created to thank paramedics, EMTs & the entire EMS workforce for their service and sacrifices. To help celebrate, several of our team members delivered cakes to EMS stations in the Washington DC, Alexandria, and Arlington areas.
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In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, we wanted to take the time to recognize the remarkable women who work at GW Hospital. We thank them today and every day for their achievements and contributions to our community! #IWD2019
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GW Hospital employees and their loved ones had a great time last night, supporting the The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. Staff who cared for Matt Mika were able to see him, one year later, catching the first pitch!
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Thank you for your support! We're in this together.
We made and distributed over 300 face shields using the open source design from @josefprusa. Recipients included @GWHospital and @VeteransHealth in Washington, DC. Thanks to @microcenter in Fairfax, VA for contributing to the effort. #ppe #3DFaceShield #3Dprinting #makers
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We are so proud of our medical staff who have dedicated themselves to caring for our community, especially during the challenges of the past two years. Today, and every day, we thank these team members for their commitment to the care and improvement of human life. #DoctorsDay
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GWH stands in solidarity with our black community. We denounce racism, hate & discrimination. We remain committed to being an inclusive organization that prides itself on its diversity & dedication to providing care to all individuals regardless of backgrounds or differences.
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Today is National #StressAwarenessDay, a good time to identify and reduce the #stress factors in your life. Stop and take a moment to do this breathing exercise and start incorporating it into your daily routine. #StressAwarenessMonth
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Our team members turned out en masse to show their support for a patient who had been at GW Hospital since December 2022 after being struck by a car. Our ED, ICU, and case management teams worked tirelessly to help this patient make a successful recovery! #VictoryWalk
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Happy #EmergencyNursesDay to our amazing and courageous emergency nurses! As part of #EmergencyNursesWeek, we would like to thank you for providing our patients with critical care in times of need! We appreciate everything you do each and every day.
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Today, Kim Russo, CEO at GW University Hospital, walked around to show her appreciation for the many #HealthcareHeroes in all of the departments and units at our hospital. Thank you all for your continued care and commitment to our patients! #HospitalWeek
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The members of our cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery teams are reminding us that we are all in this together!
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In honor of National #DoctorsDay being tomorrow, March 30, we celebrated with a luncheon this week!
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Working hard to fight for our community! Thank you to Feed the Fight DC and @homestead_dc for donating meals to feed our staff yesterday. We're in this together!
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Happy Birthday, George Washington! Our Chief Medical Officer, Bruno Petinaux, MD, stopped by to celebrate.
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In honor of #PrideMonth, GW Hospital reminds our LGBTQ+ community that we are with you. We welcome you, support you and are here to care for you, should you need us. #StillWe stand with you.
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Watch @ABC7News at 5pm to see how we partnered with @dcfireems to help a woman who unexpectedly went into labor at just 30 weeks with twins!
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Your safety is our top priority and GW Hospital has extraordinary measures in place to keep you and your loved ones protected. Learn more about our extensive safety measures in this video.
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Shewit Burhan and Erica Williams are two of GW Hospital's remarkable nurses who have been fighting on the frontlines of COVID-19. Hear what they say have been their biggest wins and hardest challenges during this time in the @washingtonian at
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April is National #DonateLifeMonth and last week we raised the @DonateLife flag in front of our building with the @BeA_Donor team! Learn how you can become an organ, eye and tissue donor by visiting #DonateLife #OrganDonor #OrganDonation
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As our team is working tirelessly on the frontline, we are so appreciative of our community members coming together to support our staff. Big thank you to @AIL_NILICO for donating 100 HomeSlyce Pizza Bar pizzas to our staff on Tuesday. We are in this together!
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In honor of Cardiovascular Professionals Week, we wanted to #ShareTheLove with our Cardiac Surgery staff and thank them for all they do for our patients all year long! #HeartMonth #CVPWeek #CVPWeek2019
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