United Medical Center is in its final years, with a new hospital on the nearby St. Elizabeths campus set to replace it in 2023. According to Wayne Turnage, deputy mayor for health and human services, the 700-employee hospital has just 70 admitted patients on an average day. The emergency room is often crowded, however, and wait times are long, union representatives say. Minutes from a recent hospital board meeting quote an emergency-room employee who said some patients spend more than a day waiting for treatment.

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2021 17:28 UTC