Question: Which hospital has been operating longer, Providence Hospital or MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital? 
Context: Heritage Hospital is a hospital located in Tarboro, North Carolina.  It is a part of the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina (UHSEC).  Edgecombe General Hospital opened as a county-owned hospital in 1916.  It succeeded Pittman Hospital, which opened in 1901.  In 1959, the Hill-Burton Act helped combine Edgecombe General Hospital, with three other facilities.  Edgecombe County sold the hospital to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 1982.  HCA opened a 127-bed facility in 1985, named Heritage Hospital.  UHSEC bought Heritage Hospital in 1998 from HCA.  The hospitals focus is as a community hospital.  The hospital has 101 general and 16 rehabilitation hospital beds.  It has five Shared Inpatient/Ambulatory Surgery, two Endoscopy, and one C-Section operating rooms. The National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, is an Irish publicly funded hospital that provides rehabilitation treatment for patients who have a physical or cognitive disability due to illness or injury.  Although it is funded by the state the hospital is owned by a Catholic religious order, the Sisters of Mercy. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs York Hospital, Archways Community Intermediate Care Inpatient Facility, St Helen's Rehabilitation Hospital and White Cross Court Rehabilitation Hospital in York, Bridlington Hospital, Malton Hospital, Whitby Hospital, St Monica’s Easingwold, New Selby War Memorial Hospital and Scarborough General Hospital. Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, founded in 1958, is a 96-bed specialty medical rehabilitation hospital providing physical and cognitive rehabilitation services.  Magee’s flagship facility is located in Center City Philadelphia.  In addition to the main campus that offers comprehensive services for spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, orthopaedic replacement, amputation, pain management and work injury, Magee provides an expanding outpatient network serving the surrounding communities.  In 1985, Magee’s brain injury rehabilitation program became the first in the nation to be accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.  Magee partnered with Jefferson Hospital to create one of the nation’s 14 federally designated centers for spinal cord injury rehabilitation.  Magee has been rated one of America’s leading rehabilitation hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.  Magee provides treatment to more than 5,000 individuals annually.  Magee is authorized to treat wounded military personnel returning from war.  Magee is not an Obligated Group Affiliate. Burke Rehabilitation Hospital is a non-profit, 150-bed acute rehabilitation hospital located in White Plains, New York.  It is the only hospital in Westchester County entirely dedicated to rehabilitation medicine.  Opened in 1915, Burke has been involved in medical rehabilitation for over one hundred years.  As of January 2016, Burke is a member of the Montefiore Health System, Inc. MedStar National Rehabilitation Network (MedStar NRH) is located in Washington, D.C., and specializes in treating persons with physical disabilities, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, arthritis, amputation, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, orthopedic, and other neurological conditions. The Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island (also known as Fogarty Hospital) is a private rehabilitation hospital at 116 Eddie Dowling Highway (Route 146A) in the Park Square area of North Smithfield, Rhode Island and with another unit, Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.  The Rehabilitation Hospital "is the only free-standing hospital in Rhode Island devoted exclusively to inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation" and provides treatment for "acute illness, traumatic injury, major surgery or life-altering disease." 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. The Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital is a bilingual hospital center offering general and specialized services dedicated to rehabilitation.  Located in Laval, Canada, the Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital is the regional center in physical rehabilitation for adult and pediatric clients in the region. Children’s National Medical Center (formerly DC Children’s Hospital) is ranked among the top 10 children’s hospitals in the country by "U.S. News & World Report."  Located just north of the McMillan Reservoir and Howard University, it shares grounds with Washington Hospital Center, National Rehabilitation Hospital, and the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  Kurt Newman, M.D., has served as the president and chief executive officer of Children’s National since 2011.  Children's National is a not-for-profit institution that performs more than 450,000 visits each year.  Featuring 303 beds and a Level IV NICU, Children's National is the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery.
Answer: Providence Hospital