Howard University Hospital
Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in Washington, D.C., built on the site of Griffith Stadium, a former professional baseball stadium that served as the home field of the Washington Senators. The hospital has served the African American community in the Washington metropolitan area since its 1862 founding.
| Howard University Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Howard University Healthcare | |
Howard University Hospital in August 2008 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 2041 Georgia Ave., NW 20060, Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38.9175°N 77.02°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Private, nonprofit |
| Affiliated university | Howard University College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 300 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Links | |
| Website | huhealthcare |
| Lists | Hospitals in U.S. |
Following the Civil War, the hospital catered to the medical needs of thousands of African Americans who fled the Southern United States for the Northeast as part of the Great Migration. The first hospital of its kind to provide medical treatment for former slaves, it later became the major hospital for the area's African American community.
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