Christ House

Healing and Hope for Homeless Persons

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Christ House opened in December 1985 as the first 24-hour residential medical facility for homeless persons in the United States. Today, Christ House is the largest facility of its kind in Washington, DC. Since our inception, we have had over 9,500 patient admissions.

Patients are admitted to Christ House from area hospitals, shelters, clinics, and medical outreach projects. They suffer from a variety of illnesses and injuries including cancer, hypertension and stroke, liver disease, kidney failure, diabetes and related amputations, HIV/AIDS, respiratory disease, major lacerations, fractures, and ulcerations of the skin. Many are malnourished, anemic, depressed, and desperately disconnected from healthy sources of support.

In 2021, Christ House provided health care for 168 patient admissions and 6,411 patient-days of care.  The average length of stay was 33 days and 33% of patients had no income at time of admission.

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Upcoming Events

  • September 13, 2022 12:00 pm
    Christ House Neighborhood Tour
  • September 29, 2022 6:00 pm
    Speaker Series on Homelessness and Health Care
  • November 29, 2022 12:00 am
    Giving Tuesday
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1717 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 328-1100 /phone
(202) 328-1850 /administrative fax
(202) 328-7461 /medical fax

development@christhouse.org
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