GWU overcrowded?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not just GW, and it depends on the day, and, in normal times, time of year. (More births in Sept. than in Jan.) I labored for a while in triage at GW in 2017 waiting for a delivery room to open up (which one did), but got a delivery room immediately in 2019 and apparently only one other delivery room was occupied at the time. I wouldn't choose a provider based on this alone.

But I know a lot of people who've delivered at WHC (me included) who never had to wait at all for a room.

While I've heard lots more of these stories coming from GW. Also anecdotally, when you go in there for prenatal the place is packed. It's like a baby factory. You have to wait in line just to sign in. That didn't happen at WHC - but, point taken from above, they did close Providence since my last child was born. There are fewer options.