"To meet the challenges of tomorrow by working together today"…and thereby to facilitate the care of the sick and to promote education and prevention programs that ensure healthier communities.


The Council's mission is to promote and facilitate activities that result in the best quality of care to the sick and injured. The aim of the Council and its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Capital Area Shared Services, Inc., is to serve its membership in the development and promotion of programs and services that will enhance the members' ability to operate their organizations economically and successfully with integrity and competency.

The Healthcare Council of the National Capital Area, Inc. is an organization of Providers of Care consisting of hospitals and allied health care facilities located in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. The purpose of the Council is to provide for members “strategic and business advantages” that no single institution or system can efficiently or economically develop alone. Council activities are implemented through a structure consisting of the Chairmen of the Boards and the Chief Executive Officers of our member organizations. Divisions of specific activity have been formed to carry on the ever changing tasks at hand. These divisions develop information and improve performance using cooperative networking, meetings, surveys, group discussion and analysis and continuing education programs. The Council functions as a neutral intermediary to facilitate networking and to provide member driven services.

Healthcare Council is not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation