The Marcus J. Bles Building is on Georgetown University's Medical Campus. Its namesake was a frequent donor to the University after his young daughter was treated there.
Construction and design
Construction began on September 1, 1967 and was finished on April 6, 1972. An addition, known as the "Bles Addition," was built between May 20, 1977 and December 21, 1979. With five stories and two basement floors, it comprises 173,927 square feet and was built at a cost of $8,828,432. The architecture firm of Mariani & Associates designed the original building, while Perkins & Will designed the addition.
Facilities and departments
As of 1995 it contained 150 patient beds, as well as the following centers, departments, and clinics: American Parkinson's Disease, Birth Defects Education, Child Development Center, Pediatric Residents, Community Service and Education, Genetics Infant Specialist, Instructional Reading Technology, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Work, Teaching/Student Affairs, Child Life Department, Cleft Palate Clinic, Coma Lab, Diabetes Center, Electroencephalography Lab (EEG) Electromyography, Evoked Potentials Lab, Lyme Disease Center, Medical Records Department, Neurology Toxicology Lab, Department of Neurology, Spina Bifida Clinic, Gynecology Floor, Appointments for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Learning and Behavioral Problems Team, Nutritional Services, Pulmonary Diagnostic Lab, Speech-Language Pathology, Quality Improvement Department, Department of Radiation Medicine, Tumor Registry, and the Utilization Management Department
In 1971, the building was renovated to install an audio test room. In 1976, a project known as "Bles II" made major changes to allow for the building of the nearby Concentrated Care Center. In 1979, both the lobby and the air conditioning systems of the Medical Records Department were renovated.1
- 1Francis 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, pp. 5 - 6.
