Hospital staff and locals protested proposed cuts to the hospital before the DC Council’s budget vote Tuesday.
United Medical Center gets dedicated funding in 2020 after DC budget vote
D.C. Council votes to give UMC more money
The D.C. Council is giving United Medical Center about $22 million as part of the new District budget, up from the $15 million subsidy cap that was passed at a first budget reading two weeks ago.
The Accelerated Plan to Close United Medical Center May Have Disastrous Consequences for Patients and Staff
Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray’s legacy hinges on his ability to bring a new, equitable health care system to the residents of Southeast D.C. His newest plan to get it done has critics asking: At what cost?
As part of budget vote, D.C. lawmakers opt to close city’s public hospital within four years
D.C. lawmakers voted Tuesday to close the District’s only public hospital within four years, ending six decades of turbulent history at the only full-service hospital in the low-income and predominantly African American neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.
Women in D.C. Face Obstacles at Every Step of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Danielle Lloyd endured pregnancy in the food and maternal care desert that is Southeast D.C. She worried about the 40-minute drive from her home to the hospital.