Which historic hospital has the highest rate of wrongful death lawsuits in the Washington D.C. area, Howard University Hospital or St. Elizabeths Hospital?
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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.
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St. Elizabeths Hospital St. Elizabeths Hospital opened in 1855 as the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States. Housing over 8,000 patients at its peak in the 1950s, the hospital at one point had a fully functioning medical-surgical unit, a school of nursing, and accredited internships and psychiatric residencies. Its campus was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
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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.
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James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party politician who represented  's 3 congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a heart attack in Washington, D.C. in 1988.
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Kelsey Harrison Hospital Kelsey Harrison Hospital is a state owned hospital in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State. It was originally called New Niger Hospital and retained that name until 2009 when it was revamped and renamed after Kelsey Harrison, an internationally renowned professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The facility officially opened to public in January 2013.
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Elizabeth Shin Elizabeth Shin (February 16, 1980 – April 14, 2000) was a Massachusetts Institute of Technology student who died from burns inflicted by a fire in her dormitory room. Her death led to a lawsuit against MIT and controversy as to whether MIT paid adequate attention to its students' mental and emotional health, and whether MIT's suicide rate was abnormally high. Although her death was first thought to be a suicide, both MIT and her parents have stated that it may have been an accident as a stipulation of the amicable settlement between MIT and the Shins.
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Lori St John Lori St John, also known as Lori Urs, is an American advocate against wrongful death penalty decisions. In addition, she is a certified public accountant and author.
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Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton (25 February 1540 – 15 June 1614) was an important English aristocrat and courtier. He was suspect as a crypto-Catholic throughout his life, and went through periods of royal disfavour, in which his reputation suffered greatly. He was distinguished for learning, artistic culture and his public charities. He built Northumberland House in London and superintended the construction of the fine house of Audley End. He founded and planned several hospitals. Francis Bacon included three of his sayings in his "Apophthegms", and chose him as "the learnedest councillor in the kingdom to present to the king his "Advancement of Learning"." After his death, it was discovered that he had been involved in the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury.
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University of Maryland School of Law The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (formerly University of Maryland School of Law; sometimes shortened to Maryland Law or Maryland Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and is located in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S. Founded in 1816 as the Maryland Law Institute with regular instruction beginning in 1824, it is the second-oldest law school in the United States. Because of its location, Maryland Law is part of the Baltimore-Washington legal and business community.
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Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, previously Newark Beth Israel Hospital, is the largest hospital in Newark, New Jersey. It was run under auspices of the Newark Jewish Community and its suburban successors from its inception in 1900-1901 until its purchase by Barnabas Health in 1996. In 2011, the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the United States for specialty care in cardiology and heart surgery. and the following year remained highly ranked but not in the top 50 hospitals nationwide.
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Children's Country Home The Children's Country Home, also known as the Hospital for Sick Children, is a historic building located in Washington, D.C.'s Woodridge neighborhood.
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Hahnemann University Hospital Hahnemann University Hospital is a tertiary care center in Center City, Philadelphia and the Center City Philadelphia teaching hospital of Drexel University College of Medicine. Established in 1885, it was for most of its history the main teaching hospital associated with its namesake medical school, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, founded in 1848 and named for Samuel Hahnemann, the founder of the medical theory of homeopathy. Hahnemann University Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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Matilda International Hospital Matilda International Hospital () is a hospital in Hong Kong located at 41 Mount Kellett Road, The Peak, Hong Kong Island. The hospital was built as a result of the last will and testament of Granville Sharp, the husband of Matilda Lincolne Sharp. Granville Sharp was a successful banker descended from the well-known Sharp family of Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom, another member of which was 'Conversation' Sharp.
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, commonly known informally as Good Samaritan Hospital or Good Sam, is a 539-bed teaching hospital located in northwest Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1875 by the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, it is a part of the Legacy Health. It has centers for breast health, cancer, and stroke, and is home to the Legacy Devers Eye Institute, the Legacy Obesity and Diabetes Institute, the Legacy Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, the Legacy Rehabilitation Clinic of Oregon, and the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital (Hannibal, Missouri) St. Elizabeth Hospital is a historic hospital complex located at Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. The complex was built in six stages between 1915 and 1973. The original section was built in 1915, and is a three-story with raised basement, Second Renaissance Revival style rectangular red brick building. It features a Palladian style window, large round arched openings on the 1 1/2-story brick portico, and limestone highlights. A sun porch wing was added in 1922 and a chapel wing in 1940.
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John E. T. Camper Dr. John Emory Toussaint Camper (1897- November 21, 1977), born in Baltimore, Maryland was a prominent physician and Civil Rights activist. Raised in Sparrows Point, Dr. Camper was a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School. Prior to attending Howard University, Dr. Camper served in World War I, and during World War II, he was appointed to the Maryland Commission to Study Problems Affecting the Colored Population and served as a draft-board physician. While attending Howard, Dr. Camper was a star athlete in several sports, including football, and he was president of the school's chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
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Bethesda North Hospital Bethesda North Hospital is an acute, tertiary, teaching hospital in Montgomery, Ohio, United States that provides a wide range of services to individuals and families throughout the northeast corridor of Cincinnati and into Butler, Clinton and Warren counties. Founded in 1970 as a community satellite facility, Bethesda North is now the fourth largest hospital in Greater Cincinnati. The non-profit hospital is member of TriHealth, a community partnership between Bethesda and Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with its primary campus located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia next to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. It is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world, and United States' first hospital dedicated to the healthcare of children. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by "U.S. News & World Report" and "Parents Magazine" in recent years. As of 2012, it was ranked number one in the nation by U.S. News for six out of ten specialties. The hospital is located next to the University of Pennsylvania and its physicians serve as the pediatrics department of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
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St. Mary's Hospital (Waterbury) Saint Mary's Hospital (abbreviated STMH) is a Yale-affiliated urban hospital located at 56 Franklin Street, Waterbury, Connecticut operated by Trinity Health. It was founded in 1907 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Chambéry, and it is designated as a Level II trauma center. Saint Mary’s has been a teaching hospital for the Yale University School of Medicine for over 40 years.
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) is a 1,677 bed acute hospital located in Govan in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The hospital is built on the site of the former Southern General Hospital and opened at the end of April 2015. The hospital comprises a newly built 1,109 bed adult hospital, a 256-bed children’s hospital and two major Emergency Departments, one for adults and one for children in addition to buildings retained from the former hospital. There is also an Immediate Assessment Unit for local GPs and out-of-hours services, to send patients directly, without having to be processed through the Emergency Department.
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Mt Hebron (Ellicott City) Mt Hebron is a historic home located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland.
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Hubert H. Humphrey Building The Hubert H. Humphrey Building is a low-rise Brutalist office building located in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Originally known as the South Portal Building, the Hubert H. Humphrey Building was dedicated on November 1, 1977. It became the headquarters of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). After the department's education component was given to the newly created United States Department of Education in 1979, the newly named United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) continued to occupy the structure.