History
The old George Washington University Hospital was located directly across the street from the current site at 901 23rd Street. The hospital, which was constructed in 1948, housed 501 patient beds.
In 1981, when President Ronald Reagan was shot outside of the Washington Hilton, he was transported by the United States Secret Service to The George Washington University Hospital emergency department.
The first patient was Mr. Floyd Godfrey. On August 24, 2002 at 12:51 a.m. the first baby was born in the new hospital: Genesis Ann Palmer, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces was born to parents Marquita and Gerald Palmer.
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