Hospital rankings
Hospitals in District of Columbia with the highest patients would recommend
6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by patients would recommend in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sibley Memorial Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Patients would recommendhigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Patients' overall ratinghigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 87 | 3.3 | 88 | ||
| 1 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 91, 80th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 89, 61st percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| 2 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 87, 46th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 87, 37th percentile | Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital |
| T3 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 83, 18th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 84, 13th percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| T3 | George Washington University Hospital | 83, 18th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 85, 19th percentile | Compare George Washington University Hospital |
| 5 | Washington DC VA Medical Center | 82, 13th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 86, 27th percentile | Compare Washington DC VA Medical Center |
| 6 | Howard University Hospital Corp | 74, 1st percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 80, 2nd 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 would recommend
- HCAHPS willingness to recommend the hospital, linear mean score (0-100).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Patients' overall rating
- HCAHPS overall hospital rating, linear mean score (0-100).