Hospital rankings
Hospitals in District of Columbia with the highest appropriate sepsis care
6 District of Columbia hospitals ranked by appropriate sepsis care in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sibley Memorial Hospital, Howard University Hospital Corp, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 65.0% | 162 min | 2.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 90.0%, 97th percentile | 310 min, 1st percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Sibley Memorial Hospital |
| 2 | Howard University Hospital Corp | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 222 min, 11th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Howard University Hospital Corp |
| 3 | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 365 min, 0th percentile | 10.0%, 0th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare MedStar Georgetown University Hospital |
| 4 | George Washington University Hospital | 43.0%, 11th percentile | 345 min, 0th percentile | 12.0%, 0th percentile | 97.0%, 94th percentile | Compare George Washington University Hospital |
| 5 | MedStar Washington Hospital Center | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 377 min, 0th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare MedStar Washington Hospital Center |
| 6 | United Medical Center | 29.0%, 3rd percentile | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 8.0%, 1st percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare United Medical Center |
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.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.