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[http://www.specialtyhospitalofwashington.com/ The Specialty Hospital of Washington] is a long-term acute care facility, established in 1995 in Northeast D.C.
Three of the universities in Washington have associated medical schools — and, subsequently, hospitals: [[The George Washington University]], [[Georgetown University]] and Howard University. All three are teaching hospitals and are highly regarded institutions. In particular, George Washington University Medical Center is noteworthy as the medical center whose doctors saved the life of President [[Ronald Reagan]] when he was [[Reagan assassination attempt|shot in 1981]]. The GWU Emergency Room facility, in fact, is named for Reagan. [http://www.gwemed.edu/reaganinst.htm] Georgetown University Medical Center is home to the Lombardi Cancer Center, which is the sole comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C. region.
The oldest continuously operating hospital in the city is [http://www.provhosp.org/ Providence Hospital] in Northeast D.C., chartered by [[Abraham Lincoln]] in [[1861]]. There are three additional private, non-profit community hospitals in Washington: [http://www.sibley.org Sibley Memorial Hospital] in upper Northwest, [http://www.hadleyhospital.com/ Hadley Memorial], a long-term acute care facility in lower Southwest, and [http://www.greatersoutheast.org/ Greater Southeast Community Hospital] in Southeast, which generally serves the population east of the Anacostia River.
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