D.C. Council nudges St. E ’s hospital bill to next stage

The D.C. Council Tuesday evening unanimously advanced legislation that would bring a new $306 million community hospital to the District ’s eastern side, filling a gaping hole in the city’s health care landscape that has only worsened amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bill, entitled the “New Hospital at St. Elizabeths Amendment Act of 2020,” passed on its first reading before the full council, less than a week after sailing through a health committee vote — and, now, bringing the District…
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