Adventist, based in Gaithersburg, Md., hopes to expand the locations where Howard University students can work and train, said Terry Forde, president and chief executive of Adventist HealthCare. The deal would see Howard University Hospital integrated into a medical care system with Adventist’s more than 6,000 employees and 1,700 physicians, and facilities that include Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center. ADThe District’s only public hospital, United Medical Center in Southeast Washington, is scheduled to close in 2023, and plans to build a smaller replacement are years from completion. Howard University Hospital was founded in 1862 as Freedmen’s Hospital and became known for providing high-quality medical care to formerly enslaved people and top medical training for African American physicians. With that, Howard University Hospital became the city’s de facto public hospital, absorbing a heavy financial burden while providing care for many of the city’s poorest residents.

Source: Washington Post February 07, 2020 00:34 UTC