BOSTON — Massachusetts General Hospital will open a parking garage later this month, the first official opening in its 10-year, nearly $2 billion project to build two towers on Cambridge Street, the Boston Business Journal reported Thursday, Nov. 12.[1] The story is part of our Boston news coverage.
Related: Mass General’s Ragon Building Construction Update.
What opens now
Mass General Brigham is about a year from seeing the first patients in the first tower of the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building. The garage opening is a milestone before construction begins on the second tower.[1]
The hospital’s plans call for six underground levels of parking with 864 spaces for patients and families only, with no staff parking. They replace the old Parkman Garage, which will be torn down, and the building will also have space for 566 bicycles.[2]
What the building will hold
The Ragon Building will have 1.05 million square feet and 482 single-bed inpatient rooms across two towers. It will house the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, along with operating rooms, imaging and infusion space.[2]
The new rooms will let the hospital retire older space and turn double rooms into single rooms, which are now the standard for hospital care. The site is bounded by Cambridge, North Grove, Parkman and Blossom streets in the West End.[2]
For the neighborhood
Mass General says the project comes with a $62 million investment in surrounding communities and job opportunities for people historically underrepresented in the building trades.[2]
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Sources
- NBC Boston (Boston Business Journal): Mass General to open first phase of $2B construction project
- Massachusetts General Hospital: Phillip and Susan Ragon Building project overview
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