Hospital financial assistance in District of Columbia

All 10 hospitals in the federal registry for District of Columbia. 5 of them are nonprofit, which means federal law requires them to run a financial assistance program and to cap what they charge patients who qualify. Open any hospital for what it is required to offer and how to ask.

10hospitals

5bound by 501(r)

7with an ER

1cities

Washington

Children's National Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
George Washington Univ Hospital For-profitER
Howard University Hospital Corp Nonprofit · 501(r)
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital For-profitER
Medstar Washington Hospital Center Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
Psychiatric Institute of Washington Nonprofit · 501(r)
Sibley Memorial Hospital Nonprofit · 501(r)ER
St Elizabeths Hospital Government
United Medical Center For-profitER
Washington Dc VA Medical Center ER

Source: CMS Hospital General Information (Provider Data Catalog, dataset xubh-q36u), published 2026-05-13.