Philanthropic Leaders Advance the New Medical/Surgical Pavilion with Commitment to Neurosciences

Washington, D.C.,– Thanks to an inspiring multimillion-dollar philanthropic investment from the Bernstein Family, which includes Wilma and Stuart Bernstein, Richard Bernstein, Tracy and Adam Bernstein, and Lisa and Josh Bernstein and the Diane and Norman Bernstein Foundation, as well as Nancy and Marc Duber, who is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Bernstein Companies real estate firm, the Medical/Surgical Pavilion at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will be home to the Bernstein Family Patient Care Floor for Neuroscience Excellence.

Currently under construction, the facility’s design puts patient care and comfort at the forefront while promoting the very latest best practices in neurological care. Incorporating the most advanced medical technologies, the floor will be home to 52 patient beds in tranquil patient rooms, and both intensive care and intermediate care units.

“We are so very grateful to the Bernstein family for their generous gift, which will make a real and lasting impact for our patients and caregivers helping us to bring the world class care we deliver to a new world class, state-of-the-art facility,” says Michael C. Sachtleben, president of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and a senior vice president for MedStar Health.

For former U.S. Ambassador Stuart Bernstein and Mrs. Bernstein, this partnership was motivated by gratitude for their personal experiences with two leading clinicians at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. “At the Department of Neurology, my family experienced true excellence in care,” says Ambassador Bernstein. “Our philanthropic investment is intended to promote the life-changing work that MedStar Georgetown clinicians perform each day—and in doing so, to support the health and well-being of our community.”

As business and property owners in Georgetown, the Bernstein Family is especially excited to have the Hospital’s new Medical/Surgical Pavilion in their neighborhood. It will represent a new standard in how patients receive their care by offering private patient rooms, state-of-the-art operating rooms, a beautiful new green space to enhance the patient experience and compliment the healing environment, and a brand-new Emergency Department which will double in size and provide a more accessible, efficient and welcoming community resource for Georgetown residents and businesses.

One of the visionary partners, Mr. Duber, member of the board of directors and chair of the Philanthropy Committee at MedStar Health, along with his wife Nancy Duber, hope that this philanthropic investment will inspire others to partner with MedStar Georgetown. “The Medical/ Surgical Pavilion is an opportunity to support MedStar Georgetown at a pivotal moment in its long history,” says Marc Duber. “From growing our local health resources to facilitating broad-reaching research breakthroughs, this expansion is a cause worth cheering.”

To see more, including architectural renderings of the new pavilion, please visit MedStarGeorgetown.org/NewBuilding.