The new Phillip and Susan Ragon Building is the capital cornerstone of The Campaign for Mass General. Located along Cambridge Street, adjacent to the Main MGH Campus, this revolutionary facility is designed to meet the demand for our unparalleled care and services and provide a more comfortable, personalized experience for patients and their families now, and into the future.
The nearly two million-square-foot new building will:
Feature 482 inpatient rooms, including intensive care units in the two towers.
Unite comprehensive care services, from a patient’s diagnosis to their recovery and beyond, under one roof for the first time.
Empower and sustain Mass General as a leader in groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.
The building will open in two phases, expected to be in 2027 and 2030.
LATEST and GREATEST
June 2024: Construction Update
Have you seen the progress on Mass General's Campus? Up-down construction is a complex engineering method that excavates underground floors while simultaneously building above ground floors. This recent video update from the site details this process and why it is critical to the structure of the building.
The new Phillip and Susan Ragon Building is designed to evolve alongside new technologies, meet ever-growing demand for inclusive patient care and empower Mass General as the global research leader that we are.
David F. M. Brown, MD
President, Academic Medical Centers, Mass General Brigham
The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will be home to two Mass General Centers of Excellence
The new Corrigan Minehan Heart Center space will exceptionally facilitate the close partnerships that have evolved over the past decades between cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine and imaging, which has enabled Mass General to remain a renowned leader in cardiac care.
The new Cancer Center will provide the space, flexibility and technology needed to keep pace with increasingly rapid advancements in cancer research and care by uniting all of its services — ambulatory care, infusion, inpatient, urgent and ICU care and a pharmacy — under one roof.
Together, Mass General care teams will usher in a new level of patient-centered care. To learn more about how you can help Mass General shape the future of care, please contact us.
“It is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to help those who have dedicated their lives to helping others. For more than 200 years, people in desperate situations have been saying to Mass General, ‘Please help me.’ I feel it is now our turn to help the doctors, nurses and staff at Mass General — who are creating the future of health care and advancing the health of the communities they serve — by supporting this new state-of-the-art facility."
-- Phillip Ragon
By the Numbers
Spanning two city blocks, the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will serve as the new front door to Mass General, capturing the attention of the 40,000 commuters and 30,000 people who will pass by and enter its doors daily.
Double the Space for Clinical Research
including an increase in room for cancer clinical trials and advances in cardiac care.
864 Underground Parking Spaces
for patients and visitors, as well as
valet service
More Than 2x The Holistic Space
including two 7,500 sq.-ft. healing gardens
and a 867 sq.-ft. reflection space
This nearly two million square-foot revolutionary facility
will usher in a new era of personalized medicine.
The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will serve as the hospital’s largest, most visible building, spanning two city blocks along Cambridge Street.
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The new building will amplify the hospital’s role as an anchor in the community by increasing access to health care and creating new jobs, while developing a dynamic Cambridge Street that will enrich the vitality and resiliency of our neighborhoods and city.
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Patients and their families will first arrive in a bright and spacious arcade on the ground floor, serving as the new front door to the Mass General campus. From here, patients and visitors can access all clinical services and inpatient floors.
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Patients can easily be dropped off at the Parkman Street entrance, which will include a valet area and access to an adjacent underground garage.
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Located just above the arcade on the second floor, the main balcony will be the building’s central gathering point. This highly trafficked area will feature an open and bright atrium for people to wait, meet others or relax for a moment.
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The second floor also will feature eight balcony lounges, stretched along the balcony, where patients and families can relax in between appointments. This main area also will feature a café and direct access to the public pedestrian bridge, which will connect individuals back to Mass General’s main campus.
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The connecting bridge, which will run along North Grove Street, will serve as a pedestrian friendly and useful element providing critical and convenient public access to the hospital. The second story of the bridge will provide access to the procedural platform for inpatient transport and staff.
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Located just off the arcade on the ground floor, the 10,000-square-foot main caféteria will include marketplace-style dining with fresh and healthy menu choices. Featuring nearly 300 seats and direct access to outdoor seating, this cafeteria will serve as a central gathering place for patients, families, visitors, faculty and staff.
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The roof terrace will provide informal seating areas for patients, families, visitors and staff to gather in between appointments or shifts. This outdoor area will be framed by greenery and offer several views of Boston.
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The new Heart Center will include hybrid advanced imaging technology operating rooms that allow for minimally invasive procedures that are less risky for patients.
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For those needing inpatient care, the building’s East and West towers will include acute care floors with all private inpatient rooms, which will offer larger and quieter spaces to heal. These single rooms will give families more space to participate in their loved one’s care and provide privacy when patients talk with their care teams. These rooms also will be equipped to meet patients’ increasing technology needs now, and into the future.
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The Cancer Center’s new lobby will span the 4th and 5th floors and provide a calming, seamless experience. Here, patients can access ambulatory and inpatient care, including infusion, imaging services and an in-house pharmacy. Furthermore, patients will have 24/7 access to urgent and ICU cancer care, instead of relying on the Emergency Department.
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The Cancer Center’s bright, airy lobby will include various modular seating elements, including a technology “bar” with mobile charging stations. Patients can gather with their loved ones around one of the tables or relax in one of the chairs overlooking campus. Patients and staff can also use the connecting open staircase to walk between the two floors.
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The 5th floor will include 100 private infusion rooms and bays, which will foster easier communication between patients and care teams and provide space for loved ones.
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The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building’s two-story atriums in its two towers will serve as the main waiting areas for inpatient floors, provide larger central gathering spaces for patients, families and visitors and include private areas for conversation and self care.
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Patients throughout the building will have access to more holistic services and areas designed to strengthen their well-being, including healing gardens, an adjacent reflection space and large family lounges for families and visitors to use as places for respite.
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The reflection space will provide a quiet area for patients to sit and relax. It is designed with the flexibility to host patient-focused events, such as yoga, art and lectures, as well as memorials and other tributes for loved ones. It opens up to one of two healing gardens, also designed as a peaceful, contemplative space for patients.
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The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will feature a best-in-class conference center that brings worldwide experts together for shared learning and exploration. It will include a modern auditorium with seating for more than 300 people — nearly double the size of the current largest convening space on campus.
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The conference center will be accessible to the public, and include an adjoining space designed with the flexibility to host breakout sessions, formal evening events and public gatherings.
Simplifying the Patient Journey
From the first symptoms to the completion of treatment, health care is a journey. But too often, that journey can be fragmented, impersonal and complex. The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, currently under construction, is designed to simplify the health care journey for patients and their families. As the new home of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center and the Mass General Cancer Center, the building will unite specialties and services — ensuring a personalized, coordinated and seamless care experience. To provide a sense of this impact, we offer two examples of what a patient journey through our new space might look like.
You're invited to view the flipbook, which features more details on how the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will provide unprecedented care, in a state-of-the-art facility.
