MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has announced a $50 million gift from Grant Verstandig and the Verstandig Family Foundation in support of the Medical/Surgical Pavilion currently under construction.

Slated to open in 2023, the pavilion will expand the region's healthcare capacity and access to clinical and patient care, including in specialty services — oncology, gastroenterology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and transplant. The 477,213 square-foot facility also will feature 156 private patient rooms, a rooftop helipad with direct access to thirty-one operating rooms; and 32 exam rooms in a modernized emergency department.

As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University, MedStar Health also has one of the largest graduate medical education programs in the country, and the pavilion will help advance the two institutions' work in critical areas of research and education. The facility also will serve to reinforce the spirit of cura personalis, care of the whole person, which complements Verstandig's passion for caring for a patient's mental-spiritual well-being in addition to their physical health. In recognition of the gift, the new pavilion will be named in honor of the entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and philanthropist.

"I believe in the positive and profound impact that innovation and technology can have on medical facilities and treatments, and I am proud to support the development of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's world-class Medical/Surgical Pavilion that will impact people for generations to come," said Verstandig, who was a patient at MedStar Health with a knee injury that required sixteen surgeries. "With its state-of-the-art capabilities, the Medical/Surgical Pavilion will completely transform healthcare options in the region, bringing unparalleled patient care and advanced technology to the area. I am pleased to offer my gratitude by supporting this campaign and investing through philanthropy in the incredible work being done by the amazing care teams at MedStar Georgetown."

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