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The scoreboard at Gillette Stadium this past month captured national attention as it displayed winning scores for the New England Patriots. On Jan. 16, just before the AFC championship game, the scoreboard held special significance for BWH with a welcome message to the hospital.
BWH and MGH are teaming up with New England Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft and his family to create a state of the art medical center on the sprawling Gillette Stadium property. BWH physicians and leadership gathered with the Kraft Group this month to sign the final beam placed on top of the Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center at Patriot Place.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for BWH to develop a state of the art ambulatory site as a model for delivering integrated care that is accommodating to patients, supportive of our providers and staff and synergistic with Patriot Place,” said Sharon Vitti, BWH’s vice president for Clinical and Ambulatory Services.
Scheduled to open in November, the four-story ambulatory medical center boasts 75,000 square feet of space within the larger complex at Patriot Place, which will offer retail stores, offices and restaurants. The center’s location on Route 1 near interstate highways 495 and 95 makes it convenient for many patients who live south of Boston to receive top quality care.
As many as 25 BWH primary care doctors, cardiologists, surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists and other specialists will practice there on a full- and part-time basis. Specialties offered include Primary Care, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Cardiology, Cardiac Diagnostics, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Women’s Health, Rheumatology, Rehabilitation Services including Cardiac Rehab, Physiatry and Pain Management.
“We knew from our relationships with Partners, specifically Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, that having a first-class medical facility here at Patriot Place is a great fit for both Partners and us,” said Jonathan Kraft, president and chief operating officer for The Kraft Group, the holding company of the Kraft family’s varied business interests, including the New England Patriots.
Physicians and hospital leadership on Jan. 16 saw the steel frame of the building, signed the final beam to be placed at the top and received a tour of Gillette Stadium. “It was very exciting for people to see the palpable progress on the building,” said Cynthia Peterson, MBA, administrative director for the Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center. “For all those who have been or will be involved with making this project a reality, the beam-signing was a great opportunity to celebrate the building’s topping off.”
Since the celebration, construction is moving forward, and workers have started to pour the concrete for the floors.
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