MedStar Washington Hospital Center is a not-for-profit, 912-bed, major teaching and research hospital in the nation’s capital. The Hospital Center is among the 100 largest hospitals in the nation,* and is renowned for handling the Washington region’s most complex cases. Its cardiology program is highly acclaimed and its cardiac surgery program has consistently earned the highest designation–three stars–from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. A long-standing leader in cardiovascular care, MedStar Washington Hospital Center is home to MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, which formed a first-of-its kind clinical and research alliance with Cleveland Clinic Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute in 2013. The Hospital Center operates the Washington region’s first Comprehensive Stroke Center and the District’s only Cardiac Ventricular Assist Device program, both certified by The Joint Commission. The hospital is also home to MedSTAR, a nationally verified level I trauma center with a state-of-the-art fleet of helicopters and ambulances, and also operates the region’s only adult Burn Center.