Health

Councilman and chairman of the D.C. Council’s health committee Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7, said on March 24 that a new D.C. hospital slated to serve the east end of the city in 2023 should be opened sooner, following the release of the Mayor Muriel Bowser administration’s 2020 budget proposal.

The District of Columbia has received a "B+" grade, the highest grade given, for keeping dangerous levels of lead out of school drinking supplies, according to a new report entitled “Get the Lead Out” released on March 21 by the Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

The fourth National C. diff Summit and Lobby Day will be held on April 8, 2019 at Gallaudet University's Kellogg Conference Hotel in Washington, D.C., the Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) announced in a press release on March 20.

The 26th edition of the annual AIDSWatch advocacy event hosted by HIV/AIDS service organizations in partnership with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation will take place in D.C. on April 1-2.

Boxing-inspired group fitness chain Rumble is opening its first location in Washington, D.C. at 2001 M Street, between Dupont and West End, in mid-April 2019, according to the company's press release.

California-based fitness chain 24 Hour Fitness has signed a lease for a 40,000-square-foot location at Art Place in Washington, D.C.’s Fort Totten neighborhood, according to a press release.

A D.C. bill proposed on March 5 would allow minors of any age to get vaccination without requiring the consent of their parents, according to a report by WAMU.

D.C. Fire and EMS ambulances will no longer transport all patients that contact 911 for emergencies if their injuries are deemed non-serious by the emergency responders.