Universal Health Services opened a new urgent care facility in Southeast D.C. this week, District officials announced in a release Friday.
Cedar Hill Urgent Care, GW Health will provide services to all District residents seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. after opening its doors Monday. The urgent care facility, which is owned and operated by UHS in partnership with the GW School of Medicine and Health Services and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, will be the first urgent care center to open in Ward 8.
The release states the urgent care facility will offer care for allergic reactions, ear infections, colds, the flu, pink eye, broken bones, minor burns, bites, sinus infections, sore throats, urinary tract infections, x-rays and basic lab work.
“We were very proud, earlier this year, to break ground on the new Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, but we also know that it is not just about building one hospital – it is about the entire health care system,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said at the ceremony. “This new urgent care is a critical piece of that system.”
University and District officials broke the ground on the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center’s St. Elizabeth’s East Campus in February, where they said the new medical centers fell under the District’s ongoing plan to address healthcare disparities in Southeast D.C., a majority-Black region in the District.
“We are thrilled to be embarking on the development of these vital health services East of the Anacostia River so that we can better serve all residents across the District of Columbia,” Kimberly Russo, the vice president of the Washington, D.C. Region of UHS and CEO of GW Hospital, said in the release. “Opening Cedar Hill Urgent Care is the next step in creating a comprehensive, academic medical network which will enhance health access, equity and outcomes and elevate healthcare in our nation’s capital.”
UHS announced a $17 million investment last month to fund the creation of a fourth floor in the new hospital at the St. Elizabeths East Campus. The release states that the officials will finish building the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in early 2025 and open the doors to the Ward 7 urgent care facility by 2024.
The Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center will also be the first hospital in D.C. to open since GW Hospital’s Foggy Bottom location opened in 2002.
“Providing access to high-quality health care to all citizens of the District is a 200-year tradition for GW,” Barbara Bass, the Dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, said in the release. “In this new urgent care facility, we will have the ability to provide convenient, on-the-spot care to our patients and partner with our neighbors to improve the health and wellness of our great city.”
