Hospital rankings
Hospitals in District of Columbia with the highest patients' overall rating
6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by patients' overall rating in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC VA Medical Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients would recommendhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 88 | 3.3 | 87 | ||
| 1 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 89, 61st percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 91, 80th percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| 2 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 87, 37th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 87, 46th percentile | Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital |
| 3 | Washington DC VA Medical Center | 86, 27th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 82, 13th percentile | Compare Washington DC VA Medical Center |
| 4 | George Washington University Hospital | 85, 19th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 18th percentile | Compare George Washington University Hospital |
| 5 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 84, 13th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 83, 18th percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| 6 | Howard University Hospital Corp | 80, 2nd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 74, 1st percentile | Compare Howard University Hospital Corp |
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.
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).