STAT+: Dana-Farber, Beth Israel to begin construction of new $1.68 billion cancer hospital — SkimNews
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- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Lahey Health began construction Monday on a $1.68 billion standalone cancer hospital at the Longwood site in Boston — the only facility of its kind in New England.
- The project accelerates Dana-Farber's long-expected separation from Brigham and Women's Hospital, its clinical partner of decades, as the new facility prepares to operate independently.
- Mass General Brigham, parent of Brigham and Women's, has launched a rival cancer institute and is building new buildings and renovating existing spaces to compete with the planned Dana-Farber hospital.
- Dr. Benjamin Ebert, Dana-Farber's chief executive, said seeing cranes arrive at the site is "motivating," turning years of planning into a tangible vision of what a cancer-focused hospital can accomplish.
Why it matters: The $1.68 billion project restructures Boston's specialty cancer market by giving New England its first standalone cancer hospital while pulling Dana-Farber away from its decades-long partnership with Brigham and Women's — a move that has already triggered Mass General Brigham to build out its own competing cancer institute and renovate facilities.
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