History
The MedStar Washington Hospital Center was founded in March 1958 when three specialty hospitals (#1. Central Dispensary and Emergency Center, #2. Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital and #3. Garfield Hospital) merged into one. On May 7, 1998, Medlantic Healthcare Group, the Hospital Center's not-for-profit parent company, merged with Helix Health, a group of four Baltimore, MD-based hospitals, making the combined company the largest health care provider in the mid-Atlantic region. Helix/Medlantic was renamed MedStar Health on February 1, 1999.
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