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From YouTube: MGH Patient Tower Groundbreaking
Description
Mayor Wu spoke at a groundbreaking celebration for Massachusetts General Hospital's newest addition, a patient center that aims to meet the demand for inpatient care and cutting-edge medical services.
A
A
A
Breaking
ground
on
a
truly
history-making
Endeavor,
a
building
for
Patient
Care
on
Cambridge
Street
that
will
transform
our
campus
and
allow
us
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
community.
We
are
really
thrilled
to
be
at
this
point
and
as
we
kick
things
off,
I
want
to
thank
and
recognize
some
people
that
were
just
critical
in
moving
this
forward.
Instrumental
in
getting
us
to
this
moment.
The
first
members
of
the
MGH
community
donors,
friends,
faculty
staff,
members
of
the
Mass
General
board,
many
of
whom
are
here.
A
Thank
you
and
many
of
our
department,
chairs
and
administrative
leaders
here
at
MGH
and
across
Mass
General
Brigham.
In
a
few
minutes,
you'll
hear
directly
from
some
of
them,
as
well
as
several
of
our
elected
officials,
but
before
we
go
to
that,
I
want
to
give
a
warm
welcome
and
special
thanks
to
other
state
and
local
leaders
who
are
with
us
today,
who
represent
the
vibrant
communities
that
Mass
General
sits
within
and
serves
and
we're
instrumental
in
helping
us
get
to
this
point.
A
I
just
want
to
call
out
state
senator
saldi,
Domenico
state
representative,
John,
Long,
Chelsea
city
manager,
Tom
ambrosino
and
Johnny
Hall
8
to
Mayor
Brian
Arrigo
of
the
city
of
Revere,
just
appreciate
all
of
you
being
here.
Your
engagement
has
been
critical
in
getting
us
to
this
point
and
it
will
be
critical
to
getting
us
to
actually
opening
the
building
in
just
a
few
years.
A
B
So
thank
you
so
much
to
everyone
from
Boston
and
Chelsea
and
Revere
and
everywhere
in
between
who
have
been
a
part
of
this
I'm,
always
if
I
ever
need
inspiration
in
these
challenging
times,
I
go
back
and
look
at
where
Boston
has
been
and
the
incredible
stories
that
have
gotten
us
to
where
we
are
today.
This
institution
MGH
started
two
centuries
ago,
when
two
doctors
in
the
community
looked
around
and
realized
that
no
City
in
our
emerging
Nation
could
ever
be
a
leader
in
its
own
residence,
prosperity
and
health
and
future.
B
Unless
there
was
a
trusted
Hospital
right
there,
and
so
they
set
out
to
collect
donations
from
Civic
leaders
all
across
the
community
and
they
all
came
together
across
the
entire
Community
to
plant
the
seed
that
would
blossom
into
one
day
the
leading
institution
across
the
world.
One
that
my
family
has
some
very
important.
B
B
The
future
for
many
hundreds
and
thousands
more
families
who
need
this
care,
the
future
for
the
healthcare
Workforce,
which
has
just
been
stretched
and
tested
and
continued
to
serve
throughout
the
most
difficult
last
few
years
that
anyone
has
experienced
and
for
the
future
of
this
city
and
this
region.
Where
being
the
place
to
do
good
in
the
world,
to
cure
cancer,
to
save
lives,
to
think
about
Big
Ideas.
B
A
difference
in
our
society
Boston
needs
to
be
that
home
where
anyone
from
around
the
world
who
wants
to
partake
in
that.
You
have
to
come
here
and
be
a
part
of
it.
That's
what
our
Legacy
has
been
for
200
years
and
Beyond,
and
that's
what
it
will
be
for
many
more
thanks
to
the
Investments
and
The
Innovation
and
the
Persistence
of
folks
in
this
tent
and
all
who
have
been
involved.
So
it's.
B
B
A
We're
thrilled
that
we
have
your
leadership
for
our
city
and
we're
thrilled
to
have
your
partnership
as
this
building
Rises
out
of
the
ground
and
comes
for
fruition.
It
really
is
an
exciting
day
for
Mass
General,
as
we've
been
build
as
we
build.
What
is
really
going
to
be
a
transformational
building
it'll
be
transformational
for
our
patients
and
for
our
staff.
A
A
In
this
moment
it's
been
very
much
a
team
effort
and
I
again
just
want
to
acknowledge
and
call
out
our
city
and
state
leaders,
who've
partnered
with
us
and,
of
course,
our
leadership
across
MGB,
and
especially
the
team
here
at
MGH,
led
by
Sally,
Mason
Beamer,
just
unbelievable
work
for
years
to
get
us
to
this
moment.
We
couldn't
have
gotten
here
without
all
of
you,
so
thank
you
for
that.
I
also
want
to
call
out
and
thank
our
donors.
We
have
an
amazing
donor
Community.
They
are
our
family
here
at
MGH.
A
They
have
stepped
forward
over
our
two
centuries
to
support
us.
They
continue
to
support
the
infrastructure,
the
people,
the
science
and
the
clinical
care,
and
they
will
help
us
build
this
building
and
help
us
transform
and
evolve
Health
Care.
There
are
so
many
people
to
thank,
but
I
just
want
to
call
out
a
couple
of
our
supporters
who
were
with
us
really
early
on
in
this
process
and
are
here
today:
Betty
Anne,
Blum,
Scott,
Collins,
Susan
and
Terry
Reagan,
Jonathan,
Craft
and
the
craft
family,
all
part
of
the
MGH
family.
A
They
all
enormously
supportive
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
for
our
patients
in
our
community,
and
you
will
hear
actually
from
Jonathan
Craft
in
a
few
minutes,
because
he
also
serves
as
the
chair
of
our
board
and
we're
grateful
for
that
as
well.
So
it's
really
quite
fitting
that
we're
celebrating
right
here
on
the
bullfinch
lawn
I
guess
it
doesn't
feel
like
the
bullfinch
lawn
under
this
tent,
but
there's
a
lawn
out
there
and,
more
importantly,
there's
a
building
outside
those
that
part
of
the
tent.
It's
called
the
bullfinch
building.
A
It's
a
National
Historic
Landmark,
it's
our
original
Hospital.
It
was
built
in
1811
and
if
you
hadn't
visited
The
Ether
Dome
at
the
top,
you
really
should
it's
a
remarkable
place.
It's
the
original
operating
theater
of
Mass,
General
Hospital,
and
it's
where
ether
was
first
used
to
facilitate
surgery
and
that
transformed
Health
Care
in
1846
and
we've
been
transforming
Health
Care
ever
since
the
bullfinch
building
is
a
symbol
of
Hope,
a
symbol
of
perseverance,
a
symbol
of
commitment
to
the
community.
A
A
Those
words
are
in
the
DNA
of
all
mghers,
all
29
000
people
who
work
here
today
and
everyone
who's
ever
worked
here:
the
doctors,
the
scientists,
the
nurses,
the
trainees,
the
staff,
every
single
person
who
works
here
and
it's
the
reason
I
came
to
Mass
General
33
years
ago
to
train
and
it's
the
reason
why
I've
never
left
today
marks
an
enormous
step
forward
for
our
generation
of
mdhs.
It's
our
turn
to
make
a
down
payment
on
the
words
of
our
Founders.
A
Our
commitment
that
went
into
stress
every
person
becomes
our
neighbor,
and
today
we
put
a
stake
in
the
ground,
a
shovel
in
the
ground,
and
we
start
building
this
new
building.
The
construction
of
what
I
think
will
be
the
most
important
building.
Mass
General
ever
builds
with
the
exception,
probably
of
that
original
bullfinch
building
through
that
back
side
of
the
tent.
A
A
Simply
put
this
new
building
allows
us
to
remain
the
Mass
General
that
our
communities
have
counted
on
for
the
last
two
centuries.
This
new
building
ensures
that
we'll
remain
throughout
this
century
and
beyond
a
temple
of
healing
built
on
the
foundations
of
science,
Innovation
and
education
I.
Thank
you
all
for
joining
us
today,
as
we
celebrate
this
momentous
occasion
and
I
look
forward
to
standing
with
all
of
you
all
of
you
when
we
cut
the
ribbon
on
the
new
building.
E
Thank
you,
David.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
being
here
and
I
want
to
start
again
by
thanking
all
of
you
for
joining
this
incredible
day
when
we're
actually
breaking
ground
on
what
will
be
a
transformative
facility
and
I'm
going
to
go
into
a
little
bit
about
why
it's
transformative,
because
it
does
represent
the
future
of
health
care
for
our
patients.
This
Hospital
started
with
caring
for
patients.
E
It
started
with
a
few
people,
two
people
who
wanted
to
care
for
patients
and
that
caring
for
patients
really
transforms
everything
that
we're
doing
and
is
really
represented
in
this
building.
When
we
think
about
what
it
means
to
be
a
transformative
facility
or
a
Health
Care
System,
it
really
means
how
we
are
approaching
patients
and
our
dedication
to
patients
and
to
the
communities
that
we
serve.
So
thank
everyone
for
being
here.
Thank
you,
mayor
Wu.
Thank
you,
Senator
marker,
you
thank
you,
everybody,
but.
E
B
E
Eluded
many,
but
we
are
at
the
Forefront
of
actually
making
that
concept
a
reality.
How
do
we
take
facilities?
How
do
we
think
about
delivering
care
in
a
very,
very
different
way,
one
that
again
focuses
on
the
needs
of
patients
and
leverages
the
incredible
science
The
Innovation,
the
technology,
all
of
those
things
that
need
to
be
brought
together
in
a
singular
way
to
really
craft
the
vision
for
health
care
in
the
future,
so
this
building
is
really
a
key
step
in
doing
a
number
of
things.
E
B
E
Then
so
many
who
work
so
hard
to
deliver
can
actually
be
delivered
to
think
that
after
so
many
years
at
Mass,
General
the
same
building
with
the
same
double
rooms,
often
with
a
few
bathrooms
down,
the
hall
are
still
being
used
today.
How
does
that
represent
us,
leading
a
hospital
best
health
care
System?
What
does
that
really
mean?
It
means
that
we
need
to
change.
It
means
that
we
need
to
fight
for
What.
Patients
really
need
to
get
the
kind
of
care
that
they
deserve.
E
So
what
we're
looking
for
now-
and
this
is
today,
is
a
new
optimism.
It's
really
an
optimism
because
it
represents
where
the
Breakthrough
treatments
can
actually
be
given
to
patients.
It
represents
a
patient
and
family
focused
view
of
care
so
that
patients
can
come
to
our
Hospital
families
can
come
to
our
hospital
and
they
can
find
a
place
where
care
can
be
delivered
that
they
deserve
and
we're
all
the
people
who
work
here:
the
doctors,
the
nurses,
the
caregivers,
the
therapists,
everybody
all
those
people
who
take
care
and
provide
the
services
that
are
here
today.
E
They
can
come
into
work
and
be
proud
of
where
they're
working,
knowing
that
the
facility
that
they're
working
the
building
that
they're
working
is
actually
one
that
they
are
proud
to
be
in.
They
don't
have
to
excuse
things.
What
they
can
say
is
here's.
The
building
here
is
the
facility
that
represents
who
we
are
and
what
we
have
to
do.
E
So
when
we
talk
about
transforming-
and
this
is
really
what
Mass,
General
and
Mass
General
Brigham
are
all
about-
it's
transforming
into
the
integrated
academic,
Healthcare
System
of
the
future
teacher
and
I
just
want
to
spend
a
minute
on
academic
and
future
with
patients
at
its
Center,
because
this
building
is
a
physical
representation
of
that
Vision.
We
have
to
be
able
to
take
the
best
and
brightest
people
who
work
here
and
they
come
from
around
the
country.
They
come
from.
E
World
so
many
people
come
here
to
train
and
like
David
like
me,
we
came
here
to
train,
we
looked
around
and
we
said
we're
only
people
who
are
here
for
so
many
years.
Why
are
they
still
here?
And
here
we
are
here-
am
I.
Here's
David
here
are
so
many
of
you
in
this
room
who
are
still
here
and
we're
here.
E
For
that
reason,
because
we
can
take
the
research,
The
Innovation,
the
talent,
the
ability
and
the
passion
of
people
who
want
to
deliver
the
best
care
informed
by
research
through
Innovation
and
do
that
and
this
building
is
going
to
be
the
physical
representation
of
that
Vision.
So
in
conclusion,
we.
E
Able
to
offer
the
world-class
care
that
we're
known
for
to
more
patients
to
those
patients
who
want
to
come
here,
but
they
can't
there's
no
room,
there's
no
facility
and
we
need
to
be
able
to,
and
now
we
will
deliver
it
in
a
personalized,
efficient
and
Technology
enabled
setting
that
we
have
never
been
able
to
do
before,
and
that
is
second
to
none.
So
what
starts
with
the
people?
E
The
people
who
make
us
who
we
are
in
academic
medicine,
doing
all
the
things
that
we
do
will
be
able
to
create
Better
Health
now,
but,
most
importantly,
this
building
provides
the
environment.
It
provides
the
setting
it
provides
the
vessel
so
that
all
of
what
is
going
to
be
done
now
can
be
translated
into
the
future
to
really
provide
the
health
care
for
the
future.
E
F
F
F
F
C
C
F
This
is
not
just
the
groundbreaking
in
the
literal
sense,
this
is
groundbreaking
in
moving
us
into
a
new
paradigm
of
Health
Care
patients
will
get
life-saving
and
Innovative
care
from
the
new
cardiac
and
Cancer
Centers
in
a
space
that
will
facilitate
patient
access
and
collaboration
between
health
care
providers
housed
within
a
building.
That's
a
sport
that
that
supports
sustainable
Transportation
options
and
is
resilient
to
the
worsening
impacts
of
climate
change.
Mass.
G
C
F
F
Massachusetts
is
a
leader
in
working
towards
the
future
of
care,
with
Research
into
new
treatments
and
Innovative
Technologies.
At
its
best.
This
work
is
done
with
an
eye
to
its
equity
and
mitigating
the
impact
of
climate
change
on
our
next
generation's
access
to
life-saving
resources.
Now,
Mass
General
is
proposing
to
do
all
of
this
in
one
to
bring
people
into
a
facility
built
to
Center
patients
while
sustaining
our
Environmental
Health.
At
the
same
time,
caring
for
individuals
and
their
communities
is
the
future
of
Health
Care
in.
F
F
F
Pittsfield
to
Provincetown
to
any
country
around
the
world
can
get
the
quality
of
care
that
Mass
General
is
promising
as
profan
as
Pope
Francis
reminded
Us
in
his
encyclical
Legato
seed.
Everything
is
connected.
Concern
for
the
environment
thus
needs
to
be
joined
in
a
sincere
love
for
our
fellow
human
beings
and
an
unwavering
commitment
to
resolving
the
problems
of
our
society
to
this
facility.
Now,
on
the
connection,
the
concern
and.
F
C
H
H
Of
representing
this
District
in
the
West
End
in
Beacon
Hill,
among
other
places
in
Boston
Cambridge,
you
know
people
when
they
talk
about
Mass
General
and
we've
heard
it
tonight.
They
talk
about
a
hospital,
that's
known
internationally
as
one
of
the
best
in
the
world.
That's
I've
stood
in
this
place
outside
of
the
times
where
we've
celebrated
Mass,
General
being
named
the
number
one
Hospital
in
the
United,
States
I,
personally,
think
of
it
as
a
local
hospital.
H
H
C
H
In
addition
to
wanting
to
be
a
global
leader,
it's
not
surprising
the
the
focus
of
these
new
buildings
in
the
United
States
over
the
last
decade,
heart
disease
and
cancer
have
been
to
the
most
deadly
diseases
and
in
these
two
new
buildings
are
going
to
be
dedicated
to
focus
on
that
treatment
and
that
care
and
I
can't
wait
to
see
the
developments
that
come
out
of
it.
The
the
research,
the
new
groundbreaking
that
will
come
from
from
these
new
buildings,
the.
H
Just
a
short
distance
from
here
there's
going
to
be
the
first
Community
Center
there
isn't
a
community
center
in
Beacon
Hill
of
the
West
End
a
place
for
seniors
to
go
for
in
Mass.
General
is
not
only
creating
the
center
but
wants
to
be
engaged
with.
It
wants
to
bring
its
programming
directly
into
the
community,
and
that
is
going
to
be
a
great
benefit.
H
The
community
there
were
many
non-profits
in
this
area
that
have
been
struggling
financially
with
various
missions
and
Mass.
General
is
partnering
with
those
and
allowing
them
to
be
more
financially
viable
and,
in
many
cases
expand.
Their
missions
was
responsive,
as
Senator
Markey
said,
to
concerns
about
how
it
powered
these
buildings.
In
this
it's
creating
a
new
model.
Hopefully
other
hospitals
will
follow
that
it
can.
Even
hospitals
can
have
green
buildings,
so
I.
C
B
H
B
C
I
So
we
set
out
to
build
a
building
for
the
community,
but
also
by
the
community.
We
needed
to
make
sure
that
mass
General's,
diverse
community
of
patients
benefited
from
this
building's
creation,
but
also
those
who
will
do
the
physical
and
intellectual
labor
to
make
this
dream
a
reality
also
should
benefit.
We.
C
I
Construction
project
of
this
size,
the
scale
would
have
present
us
all
in
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity
for
the
hospital
to
lead
on
an
anchor
strategy
rooting
and
hiring
a
Workforce.
That
includes
a
significant
percentage
of
people
of
color
and
women
and
lead
on
an
anchor
strategy
not
just
for
Mass
General
Hospital,
but
for
all
across
the
MGB
system,
and
if
we
truly
want
to
drive
Equity
across
other
Industries
and
projects
all
across
and
around
Greater
Boston
Beyond,
just
hiring
workers
for
the
construction
trades.
I
I
I
I
But
again
it's
built
by
and
it's
providing
economic
opportunities
for
our
broader
community
I
am
incredibly
proud
of
what
we
are
doing.
All
that
we've
been
able
to
achieve
so
far,
but
even
more
excited
about
what
we
have
yet
to
do,
not
just
for
Mass
General
in
this
project,
but
for
Greater
Boston
and
frankly,
yes,
the
Commonwealth.
I
We
have
many
people
to
personally
think
you've
heard
some
of
those
I
won't
name
you
all,
but
I,
think
all
of
you
have
helped
us
thus
far
and
I.
Thank
all
of
you
who
have
yet
to
help
us
but
I,
know
we'll
lean
in
not
just
in
building
this
project,
but
helping
us
drive
economic
equality
and
justice
in
the
city.
F
I
D
Hello,
everyone,
it's
my
delight
to
welcome
you
to
the
West
End
as
I
think
the
most
local
official
here
and
and
I
say
that
with
particular
Joy
because
MGH,
you
know,
MGH
has
been
a
part
of
the
West
End
ever
since
it
was
a
neighborhood
and
we've
already
heard
some
about
the
hospital's
history,
but
it
was
founded
as
the
General
Hospital
here
in
the
West
End
and
and
as
Jay
said.
So
ultimately,
it
has
been
continuously
the
community
hospital
for
people
here
and
so
I'm.
D
D
D
Think
that
one
of
the
things
that
we've
all
come
to
realize
over
the
decades,
and
especially
here
in
Boston
a
very
institutional
city,
is
that
our
institutions
need
to
be
more
like
trees.
They
need
to
be
rooted
in
our
neighborhoods.
They
need
to
grow
up
from
our
neighborhoods
and
they've
got
to
have
that
connection.
D
The
whole
way
down
right,
and
so,
when
I
think
about
all
the
ways
that
this
project
is
partnering,
you've
heard
about
a
lot
of
them,
but
from
employment
to
food
to
actually
supporting
affordable
housing
and
local
area
in
a
really
substantial
way.
To
me
that
that's
what
it
means
for
us
to
be
thinking
about.
Our
institutions,
like
trees
that
are,
are
well
rooted
and
so
I'm
so
excited
that
you
know
in
this
building
that
is
going
to
leave
the
world,
as
we've
heard
in
medical
care.
We're
also
going
to
have
a
building.
D
That's
going
to
tell
the
history
of
the
West
End,
that's
going
to
support
the
continuing
Community
ties
here
in
Beacon
Hill
and
the
West
End
for
all
people.
That's
going
to
say:
hey!
You
know
the
folks
who
we
serve
in
our
emergency
rooms,
who
don't
have
anywhere
to
go
home
to
how
do
we
help
be
a
part
of
that
solution?
So
you
know
I
have
the
great
privilege
of
representing
probably
like
the
most
institutional
quarter
of
the
city.
D
It
doesn't
just
look
good
from
the
kind
of
perspective
of
zooming
out
and
taking
a
satellite
photo
of
the
Global
Medical
Research
World.
Although
it
looks
great
from
up
there,
but
it
also.
It
also
looks
great
from
Cambridge
Street
and
Blossom
Street
and
tells
a
story
about
a
community
that
is
connected
to
its
institutional
neighbors.
So
congratulations
and
thank
you
so
much
for
to
mdh
for
all
the
ways.
D
G
G
Everything's
been
said
and
I
will
just
reiterate
on
behalf
of
the
board,
to
our
elected
officials
and
our
donors.
Thank
you.
Without
the
partnership
with
each
of
you,
we
wouldn't
be
here
today
in
groundbreaking
I.
Think
everyone
has
said
everything
so
I
would
just
summarize
by
saying
this
Mass
General,
I
think
unequivocally
it's
understood
here
nationally
and
around
the
world.
We
have
the
most
brilliant
clinical
caregivers
that
exist
in
medicine
period.
We
have
the
most
brilliant,
hard-working
Innovative
researchers
that
exist
in
medicine.
They
all
want
to
come
here
and
be
a
part
of
it.
G
G
With
the
research
we
produce,
we
now
are
going
to
have
the
building
we're
now
going
to
have
a
building
that
lets
us
mirror
the
same
Excellence
of
the
human
capital
that
we've
had
doing.
The
amazing
work
of
this
hospital
and
I
would
just
close
by
saying
this.
You
heard
Mo
talk
about
our
anchor
work.
This
building
isn't
just
the
heart
when
it
when
we
open
it,
it's
not
just
going
to
be
the
heart
of
Mass
General
I,
really
believe.
G
G
It's
fun
to
talk
about
all
this
stuff
today,
but
when
we're
all
back
here
for
the
ribbon,
cutting
cutting
and
get
going
on
the
actual
work
and
executing
on
everything,
we've
told
you
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
more
fun
too.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
I.
Think
I'm
supposed
to
direct
people
to
have
something
to
eat
is
that
right,
I!
No
one
told
me
to
introduce
anybody,
but
thank
you
all
very
much
for
being
here.