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Hospitals in District of Columbia with the lowest left ED without being seen
6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by left ED without being seen in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Howard University Hospital Corp, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 2.0% | 162 min | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| T1 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 310 min, 1st percentile | 90.0%, 97th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| T1 | Howard University Hospital Corp | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Howard University Hospital Corp |
| 3 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 377 min, 0th percentile | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| 4 | United Medical Center | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 29.0%, 3rd percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare United Medical Center |
| 5 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 10.0%, 0th percentile | 365 min, 0th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital |
| 6 | George Washington University Hospital | 12.0%, 0th percentile | 345 min, 0th percentile | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare George Washington University Hospital |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.