Question: Which hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital or Providence Hospital, is the longest continuously operating hospital in the District of Columbia?
Context: MedStar Washington Hospital Center is the largest private hospital in Washington, D.C. A member of MedStar Health, the not-for-profit Hospital Center is licensed for 926 beds.  Health services in primary, secondary and tertiary care are offered to adult and neonatal patients.  It also serves as a teaching hospital for Georgetown University School of Medicine. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the national capital area's oldest academic teaching hospitals.  It is a not-for-profit, acute care teaching and research facility located in the Georgetown neighborhood of the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C.  MedStar Georgetown is co-located with the Georgetown University Medical Center and is affiliated with the Georgetown University School of Medicine.  Its clinical services represent one of the largest, most geographically diverse, and fully integrated healthcare and delivery networks in the area.  MedStar Georgetown is home to the internationally known Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, as well as centers of excellence in the neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, gastroenterology, transplant and vascular surgery.  Originally named Georgetown University Hospital, it became part of the MedStar Health network in 2000. The Martin University Hospital (Slovak: "Univerzitná nemocnica Martin" , abbreviated to UNM) is a Slovak public university hospital located in the Martin municipality, in the county of Zilina, north-east of the Slovak capital Bratislava.  It is a teaching hospital and it is the main university hospital affiliated with the Jessenius School of Medicine.  The hospital has over 1,700 employees.  Martin University Hospital has 900 beds in total including all sectors. Providence Hospital is a 408 bed hospital located in the District of Columbia.  Founded in 1861, it is the longest continuously operating hospital in the District.  Providence Hospital is a member of Ascension Health, the largest non-profit health care organization in the United States. University Hospital is a non-profit 581-bed private hospital located in downtown Augusta, Georgia.  Established in 1818, it is the second-oldest hospital in Georgia.  Although University Hospital is considered a teaching institution, it does not currently sponsor an academic program resulting in a degree.  University Hospital is no longer directly affiliated with the Medical College of Georgia or Augusta University.  University Hospital is a fully private hospital receiving no local or state funding. Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål (Norwegian: "Oslo universitetssykehus, Ullevål" ), formerly Ullevål University Hospital (Norwegian: "Ullevål universitetssykehus" ) in Oslo, Norway is one of the four main campuses of Oslo University Hospital.  It was opened in 1887, and was an independent hospital owned by Oslo municipality and then by the state until it became part of Oslo University Hospital in 2009.  It is the largest hospital in Norway. University Hospital Limerick (formerly known as Limerick Regional Hospital or Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick) is a hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland.  It is managed by the Irish Government's Health Service Executive and provides acute-care hospital services, including a 24-hour emergency department, for the population of Ireland's Mid West Region, encompassing; counties Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary, and South Tipperary.  In 2008, the hospital served 120,316 out-patients, and 23,014 in-patients, with an average stay of 5.8 nights.  72.8% of admissions were made via the accident and emergency department or 16,720 patients.  In total, 56,528 patients presented to the emergency department in 2008.  The hospital saw 20,143-day cases in the same year.  In July 2011, it was reported that the hospital would undergo its third name change in five years to become University Hospital Limerick following the establishment of the Graduate Medical School at the University of Limerick which is affiliated to the hospital. University Hospital of Wales (Welsh: "Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru" ) (UHW) is a major 1000-bed hospital in the Heath district of Cardiff, Wales.  UHW is a teaching hospital of Cardiff University School of Medicine.  Construction started in 1963 with the official opening in 1971.  It was Europe's first fully integrated hospital and medical school at a cost of £22 million.  The hospital is the third largest University Hospital in the UK and the largest hospital in Wales.  The hospital was previously part of Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust.  In 2009 the Trust was dissolved and the hospital is now operated by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (also known as Southend University Hospital and commonly referred to as Southend Hospital) is an NHS hospital located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.  Southend University Hospital has 157 consultants providing various services, and serves a catchment area with a population of about 350,000.  It has officially been designated cancer centre status, and has also gained NHS Foundation Trust status under the name Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  More importantly Southend University Hospital is home to Funky Towers, broadcasting across Southend and surrounding areas, 103.7 on your dial, keep it real, keep it funky. Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools.  It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus.  The School of Medicine works in association with the 609-bed Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, and nine other affiliated federal and community hospitals in the Washington metropolitan area.  Georgetown is the oldest Catholic medical school in the United States.
Answer: Providence Hospital