Columbia Hospital for Women
The Columbia Residences, formerly known as the Columbia Hospital for Women, in Washington, D.C.
The Columbia Hospital for Women was a hospital located in Washington, D.C. Originally opening in 1866 as a health-care facility for wives and widows of Civil War soldiers, it moved in 1870 from Thomas Circle to its later location at 2425 L Street, NW in the West End neighborhood. The Columbia became a private, non-profit hospital when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation transferring it to a board of directors in 1953. The facility closed in 2002 and the building was converted into a condominium, The Columbia Residences.[1]
Among the more than 250,000 people born at Columbia Hospital for Women were Duke Ellington, Al Gore, Katherine Heigl and Michael Dominic.
References
- ↑ United States National Library of Medicine. "Historic Medical Sites in the Washington, DC Area". Retrieved July 16, 2007.
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