Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation is more than a distinction. It means the highest level of care for our patients. "What makes us special is the concept of cura personalis, or the care of the whole person. We don't treat diseases – we use evidence-based medicine to treat people in the context of their own lives, families, and communities," says Dr. Louis M. Weiner, director of Georgetown Lombardi and the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which includes MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
And for the first time, MedStar Washington Hospital Center has been named a primary hospital affiliate of Georgetown Lombardi. At the same time, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) once again designated Georgetown Lombardi, with its coveted distinction, “comprehensive cancer center.”
The NCI first awarded this designation to Georgetown Lombardi in 1974. Its longstanding partner, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, has served as the cancer center’s primary hospital affiliate, but it now includes MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Read the Press Release: bit.ly/2Vrm3VR
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation is more than a distinction. It means the highest level of care for our patients. "What makes us special is the concept of cura personalis, or the care of the whole person. We don't treat diseases – we use evidence-based medicine to treat people in the context of their own lives, families, and communities," says Dr. Louis M. Weiner, director of Georgetown Lombardi and the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which includes MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
And for the first time, MedStar Washington Hospital Center has been named a primary hospital affiliate of Georgetown Lombardi. At the same time, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) once again designated Georgetown Lombardi, with its coveted distinction, “comprehensive cancer center.”
The NCI first awarded this designation to Georgetown Lombardi in 1974. Its longstanding partner, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, has served as the cancer center’s primary hospital affiliate, but it now includes MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Read the Press Release: bit.ly/2Vrm3VR
