Mass General Brigham

Built World

Dana-Farber's former partner

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute broke ground on Oct. 19 on a 300-bed hospital built solely for cancer patients, the first inpatient facility of its kind in the Boston region. The $1.68 billion Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital, set to open in 2031 on the former Joslin Diabetes Center site, will have 30 intensive care beds and four floors with specialized air protection for patients with weakened immune systems.

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Employer in the dispute; presented the 'best and final' offer that nurses will vote on

Brigham and Women's nurses postponed the open-ended strike set for Oct. 14 and will vote in person on Mass General Brigham's (MGB) 'best and final' contract offer. The pause came after a 13-hour bargaining session on Oct. 10; no vote date has been set.

Updated Oct 13

New Capabilities

Clinical partner for the xenotransplant program

Tim Andrews went 271 days without dialysis after receiving a genetically engineered pig kidney in January 2025. In January 2026, he received a human donor kidney — the first time a pig organ has bridged a patient to a human transplant.

Updated Sep 7