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New cancer care building at BMC
The crusade against
cancer just intensified at Boston Medical Center (BMC). The Yawkey Foundation
recently announced a $15 million grant to
help establish the J. Joseph Moakley Medical Services Building. The grant
is the largest in BMC’s history.
Construction on the building is
slated to begin later this year. The facility will consolidate cancer
care and allow BMC to expand cancer
care delivery. The Yawkey Foundation grant will be dispersed over several
years; it follows a $5 million donation from BMC Board of Trustees Chairman
Marshall Carter and his wife, Missy Carter, to the project.
BMC is the
primary teaching affiliate of the BU School of Medicine. “The
Yawkey Foundation’s wonderful gift is going to do extraordinary
things for our cancer patients and their families,” says Elaine
Ullian, BMC president and CEO. “This contribution is a special
reminder of Mrs. Yawkey’s commitment to health care and to the
people of Boston, and we are grateful for her generosity.” The
foundation was established by former Boston Red Sox owners Thomas and
Jean Yawkey to further the family’s charitable goals.
At present,
cancer care is dispersed across BMC’s campus, requiring
patients to navigate through many different buildings to get care. The
new 105,205-square-foot building, to be built next to the Silvio O. Conte
Medical Research Building on Harrison Avenue by R. F. Walsh Company,
will provide a spacious, centralized location for all cancer care services.
It will house cancer-fighting technology and offer patients the opportunity
to participate in leading cancer research trials. In addition, the Moakley
Building, named after the late congressman from South Boston, will provide
for the expansion of other key programs within one comprehensive center,
including facilities for radiation medicine, PET/CT scanning, ambulatory
surgery, breast imaging and breast health, otolaryngology, the Center
for Digestive Disorders, the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, surgical
oncology, and phlebotomy.
“
It is well documented that across the country the cancer burden falls
particularly hard on the poor and minority communities,” says Carter. “But
thanks to the Yawkey Foundation’s grant, this is going to change
in Boston.” — BF Image courtesy of Tsoi/Kobus & Associates
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November 2003
Boston University
Office of University Relations