The Concentrated Care Center (CCC) is a building on Georgetown University's Medical Campus, designed for the treatment of critically ill patients. A ground breaking ceremony was held on November 14, 1973,1 while construction began on January 28, 1974. The first patients moved in on June 22, 1976 and the building was dedicated June 26, 1976. It comprises 267,034 square feet and was built at a cost of $16,692,219.2 The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare contributed $6.7 million in loans and $12.3 million in grants.3

Design and Construction

The first design was by Smith, Hinchman and Grylls Associates, while Metcalfe and Associates completed the final design. George Hyman Company constructed the building. The building had various renovations between 1977 and 1988.4

On February 25, 1975 a construction worker, James Barnes, fell to his death when working on the scaffolding of the building.5

The building's facilities include an emergency disaster center, a surgical operating suite, cytoscopic rooms, operative beds, 140 patient beds, radiology, and a supply distribution center. 

The CCC was the first critical care hospital in the nation. Dr. Charles Hufnagel, a prominent heart surgeon who developed the heart valve, advocated for its construction.6 

In 1977, the cost of a bed in the Coronary Care Unit and Medical and Pediatric Intensive Care Units was $325 per day, while beds in other areas of the CCC cost $165 per day.

• 1Ann Lolordo, "G.U. Starts Construction on Special Care Center," The Hoya, November 16, 1973, p. 7. http://hdl.handle.net/10822/555427
• 2Francis X. Ballman, "Marcus J. Bles Building," Building Outlines Campus Buildings, 1789 – 1995, Father Lawrence Hurley Memorial Edition, Francis X. Ballmann and the Division of Facilities, 1995, p. 7.
• 3Ann Lolordo, "G.U. Starts Construction on Special Care Center," The Hoya, November 16, 1973, p. 7. http://hdl.handle.net/10822/555427
• 4Francis X. Ballman, "Marcus J. Bles Building," Building Outlines Campus Buildings, 1789 – 1995, Father Lawrence Hurley Memorial Edition, Francis X. Ballmann and the Division of Facilities, 1995, p. 7.
• 5Barry Weigand, "Construction Worker Killed At Med Center Excavation," The Hoya, February 28, 1975, p. 1. http://hdl.handle.net/10822/554947
• 6Francis X. Ballman, "Marcus J. Bles Building," Building Outlines Campus Buildings, 1789 – 1995, Father Lawrence Hurley Memorial Edition, Francis X. Ballmann and the Division of Facilities, 1995, p. 7.