Which historic hospital has the highest rate of wrongful death lawsuits in the Washington D.C. area, Howard University Hospital or St. Elizabeths Hospital?
Howard University Hospital Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital lcated in Washington, D.C., built on the site of the previous Griffith Stadium. The hospital has served the African American community in the area for over 150 years, having been established in 1862 to cater for the medical needs of the thousands of African Americans who came to Washington during the Civil War, seeking their freedom. 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. Following the closure of D.C. General Hospital, As of 2016, the hospital has the highest rate of wrongful death lawsuits of any health facility in Washington D.C. over the previous decade.
Decatur Memorial Hospital Decatur Memorial Hospital is a large, regional nonprofit, private hospital in Decatur, Illinois that was opened on 1 January 1916. As of 2011, Fitch Ratings had stated that DMH's "weak profitability is a loss of market share in cardiac volume when its main competitor decided to employ the largest cardiology group in town". As of 2013, its revenue was $272 million. As of 2015, its revenue was almost $1 billion. It is owned by Illinois Health and Science.