Puplic transportation Washington D.C.

[88nurse2010]

I am planning on travelling as an L&D nurse this summer. I most likely won't take a car, so I would take public transportation to/from work. I don't want to walk through unsafe neighborhoods as a single female. What hospitals have the best access for public transportation? I know Georgetown Hospital has a metro stop very close.

Also, any tips on housing/neighborhoods?

[umcRN, BSN, RN]

There is no metro in or near georgetown, there are shuttles that run from the metro to the hospital.

There is a metro right next to george washington hospital, there is no metro near washington hospital center or childrens but there are shuttles from the metro to the hospital. Most hospitals in/around dc do not have onsite parking but do have shuttles from the parking lots or metro. Those are the only ones I know specifics of, I am not sure about howard, walter reed or sibley. I don't live in the city so I can't help much with good places to check out but commuting in from northern virginia or parts of maryland are not too difficult

[88nurse2010]

Thank you for the reply. I had not thought to look at shuttles to and from public transportation.

[umcRN, BSN, RN]

Thank you for the reply. I had not thought to look at shuttles to and from public transportation.

The shuttles are typically for hospital staff and you might not find out info about them on general transportation websites, more likely you might find info about them on hospital websites. Where I work for instance there is no onsite staff parking (unless of course you work some non essential office job...don't get me started) so I park at an offsite lot and take a shuttle from that lot that is for employees only to the hospital.