Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area

The Washington hospital where Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was taken for his gunshot wounds last month has scored extremely low in safety ratings, including for infections which the House majority whip is now being treated for.

Medstar Washington Hospital Center scored a D in hospital safety ratings by Leapfrog Group and just two out of five stars in the ratings done by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare website.

Scalise underwent several surgeries last month after he was shot — along with two Capitol Police officers, a congressional aide and a lobbyist — during Republican members' practice for a congressional baseball game. The gunman, James Hodgkinson, targeted the Republicans and was killed by the officers.

The bullet damaged Scalise's bone, blood vessels and internal organs. Physician Jack Sava, the hospital's director of trauma care, warned after the surgeries that there were still significant potential risks, including infection and other complications.

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