Short-term acute care hospital · Washington, District of Columbia · 737 beds · CMS certification number 090011
Washington Hospital Center
Its Medicare cost reports, read cell by cell. Latest filing: fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, as submitted, stamped by CMS September 28, 2026. 29 years on file, every one shown below. Also on the 340B covered-entity register.
Fiscal 2025 at a glance
What stands out
- Net patient revenue rose from $483.8M in its first year on file (1997) to $1.8B in 2025.
- Its result from patient care: −$33.2M (2023), $16.4M (2024), $52.6M (2025).
- 2 of the 5 short-term acute care hospital peers below with a margin on file also report a gain on patient care for fiscal year 2025.
- Medicaid paid for 9.7% of its inpatient days and Medicare for 27.3%.
- MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC. holds 100% of it, on its Medicare enrollment.
Every statement is drawn from figures on this page; nothing is estimated.
29 years of filings
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Beside its peers
Hospitals of the same type (short-term acute care hospital), nearest in size, from District of Columbia first; each on fiscal year 2025.
| Hospital | Beds | Net patient revenue | Operating expenses | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Hospital Center | 737 | $1,792,629,121 | $1,739,998,400 | 2.9% |
| Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, Washington | 126 | $70,387,532 | $124,171,322 | −76.4% |
| George Washington University Hospital, Washington | 339 | $783,278,326 | $739,233,240 | 5.6% |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington | 474 | $1,405,261,431 | $1,355,157,105 | 3.6% |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington | 219 | $615,063,364 | $620,103,086 | −0.8% |
| Comer Childrens Hospital, Chicago (IL) | 737 | $2,814,616,480 | $3,366,935,583 | −19.6% |
Patients and payers
- Discharges
- 28,324S-3 line 14, col 15
- Inpatient days
- 232,473S-3 line 14, col 8
- Beds in use, on an average day
- 638.7days ÷ days in year
- Occupancy
- 86.4%days ÷ bed days
- Medicare share of days
- 27.3%S-3 cols 6 ÷ 8
- Medicaid share of days
- 9.7%S-3 cols 7 ÷ 8
Who owns it
- MEDSTAR HEALTH, INC.100%
- WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION100%
Related organizations on its own cost report: HELIX HEALTH, healthcare; MEDSTAR HEALTH, healthcare; FRANKLIN, hospital; UNION, hospital; GOODSAM, hospital.
Other hospitals with the same owner: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (DC), Medstar Health Physical Therapy (DC), Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center (MD), Medstar Montgomery Medical Center (MD), Medstar Union Memorial Hospital (MD), Medstar St. Mary's Hospital (MD), Medstar Harbor Hospital (MD), Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital (MD), Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center (MD).
Type of control on its cost report: voluntary nonprofit, other.
Owners of 5% or more, from CMS’s hospital ownership file (Medicare enrollment, October 1, 2026).
Community benefit, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, filed by WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION (employer identification number 521272129) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Figure | As filed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Total community benefit expense (line 7k) | $118,821,739 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance at cost (line 7a) | $15,626,810 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <FinancialAssistanceAtCostTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Medicaid (line 7b) | $0 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <UnreimbursedMedicaidGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Financial assistance and means-tested government programs (line 7d) | $15,626,810 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalFinancialAssistanceTyp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Other benefits (line 7j) | $103,194,929 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalOtherBenefitsGrp><NetCommunityBenefitExpnsAmt> |
| Total, fraction of total expense (line 7k, column f) | 0.0766 | IRS Form 990 Schedule H, Part I, <TotalCommunityBenefitsGrp><TotalExpensePct> |
E-file object id 202441289349300134. The IRS archive it was read from.
Executive and director compensation, as filed
From IRS Form 990 Part VII, Section A, filed by WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER CORPORATION (employer identification number 521272129) for tax year 2022. The return lists this hospital as its one hospital facility.
| Name | Title | Role | Reportable comp, from this organization | Reportable comp, from related organizations | Other compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTONIO POAG | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 4/6/23) | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MOORE MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DORETHA F LEA | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BRITON | SR VICE PRESIDENT/COO | Highest-compensated employee | $589,848 | $0 | $33,832 |
| GILLIAN SOUTHWELL MD | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 4/6/23) | Trustee/director | $396,388 | $0 | $29,207 |
| GREGORY ARGYROS MD | BOARD MEMBER/PRESIDENT | Trustee/director, Officer | $1,497,780 | $0 | $46,458 |
| HAROLD ZIRKIN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA RABIN MD | VP, MEDICAL OPERATIONS | Highest-compensated employee | $391,038 | $0 | $16,476 |
| JOHN A SARGENT | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN J GORMAN | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN JEROME MD | VP AND CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER | Highest-compensated employee | $469,277 | $0 | $25,405 |
| KENNETH A SAMET | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $5,361,626 | $97,941 |
| KRISTEN M NELSON NP | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $233,561 | $0 | $32,509 |
| LISA M MASCOLO | VICE CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN W RODGERS | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA H FRIES MD | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/31/22) | Trustee/director | $498,838 | $0 | $10,506 |
| MICHELLE S LEE | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA D RANDOLPH JACKSON MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $341,100 | $0 | $28,529 |
| STANLEY CHIA MD | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $898,014 | $0 | $29,871 |
| STANLEY J GUTKOWSKI | CHAIR | Trustee/director, Officer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART SEIDES MD | PHYSICIAN | Highest-compensated employee | $838,849 | $0 | $18,475 |
| TONYA WASHINGTON | SR VICE PRESIDENT, CNO | Highest-compensated employee | $501,083 | $0 | $38,485 |
| WILLIAM GAYNE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | $0 | $498,567 | $29,968 |
| WILLIAM M KELLY | BOARD MEMBER | Trustee/director | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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Figures: CMS Healthcare Cost Report Information System, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, form CMS-2552-10, filed under CMS certification number 090011. Patients and payers: worksheet S-3 Part I of the same filing. Ownership: CMS Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments.
How this page was built: the CMS Medicare cost report, file HOSP10FY2024.ZIP, read September 28, 2026.