United Medical Center

What United Medical Center does

United Medical Center (UMC) was a community-based healthcare facility located in Washington, DC, that provided inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services to residents of Washington, DC and surrounding Maryland communities. Founded in 1966, UMC historically operated as a mid-sized hospital with a workforce in the 251–500 range, serving as one of the limited acute-care options east of the Anacostia River. The facility was operated in affiliation with the District of Columbia government, with the DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) appearing to hold a central administrative role.

As of the most recent available data, UMC has ceased all operations. The facility is "now closed and is no longer providing inpatient, outpatient, or emergency services." The only remaining operational function is a Medical Records Request System — an online portal through which former patients, former employees, and vendors can request copies of records from services previously rendered. Records requests and general inquiries are routed through DC government email addresses ([email protected] and [email protected]) and phone lines, indicating the closure is being administered as a public-sector wind-down rather than as an active commercial entity. The interim CEO is Marcela Maamari and the Chief Medical Officer is William Strudwick.

There is no active revenue-generating business model. UMC does not disclose pricing, does not maintain a product roadmap, and does not list any partnerships, acquisitions, or funding activity. The records request service is administrative in nature and is not a commercial offering. Consequently, UMC should be analyzed as a closed healthcare facility in wind-down phase rather than as an operating business.

Name

United Medical Center

Legal name

United Medical Center

Website

https://unitedmedicaldc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

United Medical Center was a Washington, DC community hospital providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services. Founded in 1966, the facility has now ceased all clinical operations and exists solely to administer medical records requests via DC government channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Inpatient services
• Outpatient services
• Medical records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

United Medical Center (UMC) was a community-based hospital in Washington, DC, established in 1966, providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency medical services to residents of the District and surrounding Maryland communities. The facility is now closed, and its only remaining function is the handling of medical, employment, and vendor records requests for former patients, staff, and business partners, administered through the DC Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF).

Product overview

United Medical Center (UMC) was a healthcare facility providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services. The hospital has now closed and is no longer providing any medical services. The only remaining offering is a records management system for former patients, employees, and other stakeholders to request copies of previously provided services records.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Records Request Service

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Large national for-profit hospital operator with significant presence in the mid-Atlantic. Operates general acute care hospitals comparable in scope to UMC, representing the broader incumbent operator class.

Direct peers

• Howard University Hospital: Washington, DC-based academic hospital providing acute inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care to a similar urban community. Comparable in mission and demographic served to UMC's historical role.
• George Washington University Hospital: DC-based academic medical center delivering inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services in the same metropolitan market. Directly comparable service portfolio to what UMC offered before closure.
• Providence Hospital: Former DC general acute care hospital that also ceased inpatient operations. Closely comparable to UMC in service mix and the experience of closing a community hospital in the DC market.
• Children's National Hospital: Major DC-based hospital providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services. While pediatric-focused, it is a directly comparable hospital operator in the same metropolitan market.
• MedStar Washington Hospital Center: Largest private hospital in Washington, DC, providing inpatient, outpatient, and emergency services to the same regional population UMC historically served. It is the most direct peer in terms of service mix and geography.
• Sibley Memorial Hospital: Johns Hopkins-affiliated community hospital in Washington, DC providing general acute care services including emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care — comparable in scope and regional setting.

Regional players

• Virginia Hospital Center: Arlington, Virginia-based acute care hospital serving the greater Washington metropolitan area. Comparable general acute care services but located across jurisdictional lines from UMC's DC catchment.
• Suburban Hospital: Johns Hopkins-affiliated community hospital in Bethesda, Maryland providing acute inpatient and emergency services to DC-area suburbs — comparable service profile, different geography.
• Holy Cross Hospital: Maryland-based acute care hospital serving DC metropolitan area residents with general medical, surgical, and emergency services — comparable offerings to UMC, though serving a different submarket.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unitedmedicaldc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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