The hospital partners with the Food and Drug Administration, also located in White Oak, to collaborate on health research and medical innovation.

The first group of nurses graduated from the hospital in 1909; nurses later received their training at the college, a program that will expand with the School of Health Professions, Science and Wellness, a partnership with Washington Adventist Hospital and Adventist HealthCare, to increase the number of health care professionals in Maryland.

[9] Developments over the next decades included the opening of a Short Stay Surgery Unit in 1977 and a critical care modernization in the early 1990s.

[18] To ensure access to health care for the under-served in the community, Washington Adventist Hospital has partnered with several community organizations including the Mercy Health Clinic,[19][20] Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care[21][22][23] and CASA de Maryland's Multicultural Center in Langley Park.

[24] The Center on Health Disparities also works to train interpreters as Qualified Bilingual staff that are available to assist patients and their families who may not speak English, during a medical encounter.

Other oncology services include Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Partial Breast Irradiation.

[41] Surgical services include: Cardiac and Vascular, Abdominal, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Colon and Rectal, Ophthalmology, Cosmetic and Reconstructive, Orthopedic (including total joint replacement), Dental Surgery, Otolaryngology, Gastrointestinal, General Surgery, Thoracic, Gynecological, Urology and Podiatry.

Washington Adventist Hospital's physical and occupational therapists create a rehabilitation program to meet patients' individual needs.