D.C. Council approves St. E’s hospital bill after changes; GWU Hospital mum


The agreement with George Washington University Hospital to operate a new hospital in Southeast D.C. might not be dead.

The D.C. Council voted 10-2 Tuesday to waive the certificate of need process to build both the new facility and a new patient tower in Foggy Bottom planned by GWU Hospital as part of the deal. The bill now moves to Mayor Muriel Bowser, clearing the way for the mayor to negotiate the final operational agreement with GWU Hospital.

The original bill passed in November was designed…

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