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Article: George Washington University Hospital Receives Approval to Build Replacement Hospital
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- U.S. Newswire
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- December 21, 1998
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The George Washington
University Hospital today received approval from the State Health
and
Planning Development Agency (SHPDA) to build a $96 million, 371-bed
replacement facility across the street from its existing building.
The new facility will be the District of Columbia's first new
hospital constructed in more than 20 years. If the project is
approved by the District of Columbia's Board of Zoning Adjustment,
construction will begin in June of 1999.
"We are pleased to receive the city's approval to build a state-
of-the-art hospital," said Phillip S. Schaengold, J.D., chief
executive officer. "This facility will enable us to continue our
history of ...