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Article: The George Washington University Receives Approval for Replacement Hospital
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- U.S. Newswire
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- May 19, 1999
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WASHINGTON, May 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The George Washington
University today received approval from the District of Columbia's
Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) to build a $96 million, 371-bed
replacement hospital across the street from its existing building and
on University land currently used as a surface parking lot.
The new facility will be the District of Columbia's first new
hospital constructed in over 20 years. The approval was granted with
a 3-1 vote and with conditions to be described in a written order.
"We are pleased to receive the go-ahead from the city and look
forward to beginning construction expeditiously," said Phillip S.
Schaengold, J.D., chief executive officer. "We are ...