CMS certification 090004
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd, Washington, DC 20007
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. 72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 1. Emergency patients spend a median of 6 h 5 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min).
Every figure on this page is published by CMS; we arrange and explain it, and score nothing ourselves.
What patients said
Answers from patients who stayed here, collected by CMS in the national HCAHPS survey: 1,947 completed surveys, 17% response rate, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
Emergency department
How long emergency patients spent here and how some time-critical care went, from CMS's timely and effective care measures, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025. CMS classes this emergency department's patient volume as high; busier departments tend to have longer times, so the national median for departments of the same volume is shown too. These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
| Measure | This hospital | DC | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median time in the emergency department before leaving Lower is better · 379 visits sampled · US median for EDs of the same volume: 3 h 22 min | 6 h 5 min | 5 h 3 min | 2 h 42 min |
| Median time for psychiatric and mental health patients Lower is better · 18 visits sampled | 5 h 44 min | 6 h 1 min | 4 h 17 min |
| Left before being seen Lower is better · 42,279 patients | 10% | 6% | 2% |
| Severe sepsis and septic shock: all recommended care given Higher is better · 71 patients | 52% | 60% | 65% |
How Medstar Georgetown University Hospital compares with nearby hospitals
The closest hospitals of the same kind that CMS rates or surveys - the same city first, then the same county and ZIP area. Every figure is CMS's: the overall star rating, the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital, the median time emergency patients spent before leaving, and how many death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS found better or worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | CMS stars | Would recommend | ER median time | Vs the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstar Georgetown University HospitalThis hospital | 3/5 | 72% | 6 h 5 min | 3 better 1 worse |
| Medstar Washington Hospital CenterSame city | 3/5 | 62% | 6 h 17 min | 7 better 2 worse |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalSame city | 5/5 | 80% | 5 h 10 min | 3 better |
| United Medical CenterSame city | 3/5 | — | 4 h 24 min | No different |
| George Washington Univ HospitalSame city | 2/5 | 64% | 5 h 45 min | 2 better 3 worse |
| Howard University Hospital CorpSame city | 1/5 | 51% | 3 h 42 min | 3 worse |
Hospitals differ in size and in how sick their patients are. CMS adjusts its outcome measures for that, but a star or a percentage is a starting point for questions, not a verdict. All hospitals in Washington.
Deaths
How many patients died within 30 days of admission, adjusted by CMS for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, hospital-wide 2,748 cases | Too few cases | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Heart failure 166 cases | Too few cases | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| Pneumonia 250 cases | Too few cases | 11.6% | 15.2% |
| Stroke 231 cases | Too few cases | 12% | 11.9% |
| COPD 33 cases | Too few cases | 7.7% | 8.6% |
2 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Complications
How often patients had serious complications, most of them after surgery, adjusted for how sick they were. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2022 – Jun 2024.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serious complications, combined measure | No different | 1.13 likely 0.9 – 1.36 | 1 |
| After hip or knee replacement 53 cases | Too few cases | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Deaths after a serious but treatable surgical complication 263 cases | No different | 177.6 per 1,000 likely 140.59 per 1,000 – 214.61 per 1,000 | 173.3 per 1,000 |
| Pressure ulcers (bed sores) 7,465 cases | Worse | 1.26 per 1,000 likely 0.78 per 1,000 – 1.75 per 1,000 | 0.63 per 1,000 |
| Collapsed lung caused by a procedure 8,632 cases | No different | 0.13 per 1,000 likely 0 per 1,000 – 0.32 per 1,000 | 0.21 per 1,000 |
| Broken bones from falls in the hospital 9,112 cases | No different | 0.27 per 1,000 likely 0.1 per 1,000 – 0.45 per 1,000 | 0.27 per 1,000 |
| Bleeding or hematoma after surgery 3,499 cases | No different | 2.6 per 1,000 likely 1.49 per 1,000 – 3.7 per 1,000 | 2.34 per 1,000 |
| Kidney injury needing dialysis after surgery 2,153 cases | No different | 1.72 per 1,000 likely 0.32 per 1,000 – 3.13 per 1,000 | 1.67 per 1,000 |
| Breathing failure after surgery 2,168 cases | No different | 7.87 per 1,000 likely 3.27 per 1,000 – 12.46 per 1,000 | 9.42 per 1,000 |
| Blood clots in the lungs or legs after surgery 3,698 cases | No different | 4.54 per 1,000 likely 3.03 per 1,000 – 6.05 per 1,000 | 3.52 per 1,000 |
| Sepsis after surgery 2,143 cases | No different | 4.06 per 1,000 likely 1.41 per 1,000 – 6.7 per 1,000 | 5.27 per 1,000 |
| Surgical wound splitting open 1,506 cases | No different | 1.37 per 1,000 likely 0.02 per 1,000 – 2.72 per 1,000 | 1.77 per 1,000 |
| Accidental cut or tear during abdominal surgery 3,048 cases | No different | 0.91 per 1,000 likely 0.09 per 1,000 – 1.72 per 1,000 | 1.06 per 1,000 |
Infections caught in the hospital
Standardized infection ratio: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one. Lower is better. Data from Oct 2024 – Sep 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodstream infections from central lines (CLABSI) | No different | 0.87 likely 0.48 – 1.45 | 1 |
| Urinary tract infections from catheters (CAUTI) | Better | 0.13 likely 0.02 – 0.41 | 1 |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Better | 0.18 likely 0.01 – 0.88 | 1 |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | No different | 1.16 likely 0.7 – 1.82 | 1 |
| C. diff intestinal infections | Better | 0.39 likely 0.29 – 0.52 | 1 |
1 more measure had too few cases here to report.
Readmissions and return visits
How often patients had to come back to a hospital after going home. Lower is better. Data from Jul 2023 – Jun 2025.
| Measure | CMS comparison | This hospital | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readmitted after heart failure 227 cases | Too few cases | 21.7% | 21.3% |
| Readmitted after pneumonia 302 cases | Too few cases | 16% | 17.3% |
| Readmitted after COPD 54 cases | Too few cases | 19.5% | 20% |
| Readmitted after hip or knee replacement 52 cases | Too few cases | 5.5% | 5.8% |
| Days back in hospital after heart failure 192 cases | Too few cases | -2.3 days per 100 | — |
| Days back in hospital after pneumonia 265 cases | Too few cases | 16.5 days per 100 | — |
| Unplanned visits after an outpatient colonoscopy 2,279 cases | No different | 13.1 per 1,000 likely 10.3 per 1,000 – 16.4 per 1,000 | 13 per 1,000 |
| Hospital admissions during outpatient chemotherapy 629 cases | No different | 10 per 100 likely 8.3 per 100 – 12.1 per 100 | 10.7 per 100 |
| ER visits during outpatient chemotherapy 629 cases | No different | 5.8 per 100 likely 4.5 per 100 – 7.4 per 100 | 5.4 per 100 |
| Unplanned visits after outpatient surgery 775 cases | No different | 1.1 likely 0.9 – 1.4 | — |
4 more measures had too few cases here to report.
Clinicians registered at this address
1,174 clinicians give this hospital's street address as their practice location in NPPES, the federal provider registry, plus 485 residents and trainees. The same address can take in offices and clinics in the building, and a listing does not prove admitting privileges or current employment.
| Specialty | Clinicians |
|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | 72 |
| Family | 60 |
| Anesthesiology | 57 |
| Physical Therapist | 53 |
| Pediatrics | 48 |
| Neurology | 45 |
| Physician Assistant | 43 |
| Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 34 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 30 |
| Acute Care | 28 |
| Emergency Medicine | 28 |
| Hospitalist | 27 |
First 12 alphabetically
Money from drug and device companies
Drug and device makers have to report what they pay teaching hospitals to CMS's Open Payments program. At many teaching hospitals most of it is research funding, or royalties for inventions the hospital licensed to a company. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.
- 2019 $3.2M
- 2020 $3.7M
- 2021 $4.9M
- 2022 $3.6M
- 2023 $1.4M
- 2024 $1.8M
- 2025 $2.1M
What the 2025 general payments were for
| Type of payment | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Grants | $131,000 | 5 |
| Space rental and facility fees | $85,574 | 15 |
| Speaking, teaching and other services | $25,945 | 5 |
| Medical devices and supplies on long-term loan | $7,507 | 1 |
| Consulting fees | $850 | 1 |
| Entertainment | $275 | 1 |
Largest paying companies, 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer INC. | $639,278 | 33 |
| Theratechnologies Inc. | $528,923 | 4 |
| Incyte Corporation | $142,967 | 26 |
| H. Lundbeck A S | $115,704 | 9 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $92,640 | 2 |
| Solventum Corporation | $75,000 | 1 |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $50,000 | 1 |
| Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $45,490 | 4 |
Largest research studies funded here, 2025
| Study | Amount |
|---|---|
| A Prospective and Retrospective Observational Study of Multidrug-Resistant Patient Outcomes with and without Ibalizumab in a Real-World Setting: Unit… Theratechnologies Inc. | $528,923 |
| TALAPRO3 A PHASE 3 RANDOMIZED DOUBLEBLIND STUDY OF TALAZOPARIB WITH ENZALUTAMIDE VERSUS PLACEBO WITH ENZALUTAMIDE IN MEN WITH DDR GENE MUTATED METAST… PFIZER INC. | $462,079 |
| LU AF28996 IN PARTICIPANTS WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) H. Lundbeck A S · NCT04291859 | $115,704 |
| A PHASE 1B2 OPENLABEL STUDY OF DISITAMAB VEDOTIN IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER ANTICANCER THERAPIES IN SOLID TUMORS PFIZER INC. | $109,873 |
| A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study of Retifanlimab in Combination With INCAGN02385 (Anti-LAG-3) and INCAGN02390 (Anti-TIM-3) as F… Incyte Corporation | $85,257 |
| A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of BMS-986278 in Participants With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $71,890 |
| AN INTERVENTIONAL OPENLABEL RANDOMIZED MULTICENTER PHASE 3 STUDY OF PF07220060 PLUS FULVESTRANT COMPARED TO INVESTIGATORS CHOICE OF THERAPY IN PART… PFIZER INC. | $54,628 |
| A Phase 2a, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of ISIS 702843 Admini… Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $45,490 |
Amounts are as the paying companies reported them to CMS; Open Payments data retrieved 13 Sep 2026. Full record on CMS Open Payments.
How to read this page
- Everything here is published by CMS on Care Compare. We arrange it and explain it; the star ratings and the better / worse verdicts are CMS's, not ours.
- “No different” is the most common result on most measures at most hospitals. CMS only calls a result better or worse when the difference from the national rate is statistically clear.
- Death, complication and readmission rates are adjusted by CMS for how sick patients were, so hospitals that treat sicker patients can be compared fairly.
- Infection results are ratios: 1.0 means as many infections as CMS predicted for a hospital like this one, below 1.0 is fewer.
- These are hospital-wide results. They do not rate an individual doctor, nurse or department, and they are not medical advice.
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Common questions about Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Is Medstar Georgetown University Hospital a good hospital?
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital has a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. Of the 22 death, complication, infection and readmission measures CMS could compare, it does better than the nation on 3 and worse on 1. These are hospital-wide results published by CMS; they do not rate individual doctors or departments.
Would patients recommend Medstar Georgetown University Hospital?
72% of patients who answered CMS's national survey would definitely recommend it, against a US average of 71%. The figure comes from 1,947 completed HCAHPS surveys.
How long is the wait in the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital emergency room?
Emergency patients spend a median of 6 h 5 min in its emergency department before leaving (US median 2 h 42 min). Among US emergency departments with high patient volume, like this one, the median is 3 h 22 min. 10% of emergency patients left before being seen (US 2%). These are medians over a year of visits, not a live wait time.
Does Medstar Georgetown University Hospital receive money from drug and device companies?
Drug and device makers reported $2.1M in payments to Medstar Georgetown University Hospital for 2025, most of it research funding, under the federal Open Payments program. A payment on its own does not show a conflict of interest.