Update: The DC OAG has extended the deadline to submit nominations for trustees to run the $5 million healthcare trust to April 22, 2026.

Learn more and nominate a candidate via the online form: oag.dc.gov/Trustees.

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From Office of the Attorney General for DC

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb is seeking nominations for three trustee to run the DC Healthcare Access Trust. The Trust was established as a result of the Attorney General’s review of the sale of Providence Hospital, and it is intended to support the operation of an urgent care center on the Providence Hospital campus, or other charitable healthcare serving the community in the area around the Providence campus.

Nominations must be received by April 8, 2026.

Learn more and nominate a candidate via the online form: oag.dc.gov/Trustees.

OAG will hold two public meetings to share information about the DC Healthcare Access Trust trustee nomination process and answer community questions:

Virtual public meeting on 3/18/26
When: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Online webinar (link provided after RSVP)
RSVP:  oag.dc.gov/ProvidenceMarch18

In-person public meeting on 4/2/26
When: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, 5401 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20011
RSVP: oag.dc.gov/ProvidenceApril2

See DC OAG press release.

From Office of the Attorney General for DC

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb is seeking nominations for three trustee to run the DC Healthcare Access Trust. The Trust was established as a result of the Attorney General’s review of the sale of Providence Hospital, and it is intended to support the operation of an urgent care center on the Providence Hospital campus, or other charitable healthcare serving the community in the area around the Providence campus.

Nominations must be received by April 8, 2026.

Learn more and nominate a candidate via the online form: oag.dc.gov/Trustees.

OAG will hold two public meetings to share information about the DC Healthcare Access Trust trustee nomination process and answer community questions:

Virtual public meeting on 3/18/26
When: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Where: Online webinar (link provided after RSVP)
RSVP:  oag.dc.gov/ProvidenceMarch18

In-person public meeting on 4/2/26
When: Thursday, April 2, 2026, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, 5401 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20011
RSVP: oag.dc.gov/ProvidenceApril2

See DC OAG press release.

The Office of the Attorney General for DC (DC OAG) announced a revised deal for the Providence campus after a lengthy investigation into the proposed $1 sale of the campus to a team of developers EYA and Menkiti (known as Vision PH Associates) for a new development.

Around 2018, Providence started gradually reducing services at the hospital and emergency room before permanently closing. They poorly ran an urgent care center for a few months following closure of the emergency room. These years were marked by lack of transparency and strange focus group meetings regarding the fate of the hospital before the deal with the development team was publicly announced in May 2023.

The campus sits in ANC 5A, and the development team held several meetings beginning in mid-2023 before the investigation stalled plans. DC OAG’s press release explains the reason for the investigation and the terms of the revised deal.

OAG’s independent experts determined that the $1 purchase price that Providence initially agreed to sell the campus for did not reflect the true value of the campus — even accounting for the extensive, value-depleting demolition and remediation costs necessary to clear the campus for residential housing development. As a result, OAG concluded that the originally proposed sale would not adequately preserve Providence’s charitable assets, which DC taxpayer dollars have supported for decades.

Following its evaluation, OAG informed Providence and Vision PH that it would only approve the proposed sale on certain conditions. Under these conditions, Providence and Vision PH have agreed to:

• Contribute $5 million to support healthcare services in the District. These funds will be placed in a charitable healthcare trust. If an urgent care center is approved and established on the Providence campus, the trust will use the funds to help support the center. If a center is unable to be established, the trust will otherwise dedicate the funds to support healthcare services in the District, as HECA requires.
   
• Include plans for an urgent care center as part of Vision PH’s proposal to redevelop the Providence campus.
   
• Transfer millions of dollars worth of Providence’s functional medical equipment to the District or District-designated charitable healthcare providers, including diagnostic and medical imaging equipment.

During redevelopment, Vision PH will facilitate continued operation of the healthcare services that remain on the campus. These services, which Providence does not provide, include a senior assisted living facility, a first responder clinic, and two medical office buildings offering a wide range of specialty and general practitioner care.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker released a statement on social media.

Read DC OAG’s Determination.