It's no coincidence...
that the finest military hospitals like Walter Reed and Bethesda are in the DC area. After all, members of Congress can get free treatment at military hospitals, so they want the best ones nearby to service them. At the same time, they've cut military hospitals in the rest of the country at a time when the demands of an aging veteran population put ever increasing demands on the system.
"All animals are created equal, only some are more equal than others."
- George Orwell, "Animal Farm"