January 23, 2004

New website for Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care launched

With the scheduled Fall 2004 opening of the new Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, the Yawkey Center Operations Committee this week launched a new website for the MGH community, offering up-to-date information about the center, its programs and services.

The website can be accessed by any computer at www.massgeneral.org/yawkey. The site features links to available services the center will provide, images of the center, frequently asked questions and a virtual tour of the new building. Interesting facts about the center abound. For example, many people may be surprised to know that the plumbing pipes used in the center total some 20 miles — or three times the height of Mount Everest.

The Yawkey facility is needed to help accommodate the dramatically increasing number of patients who come to the MGH for outpatient care. It will house the Cancer Center, Cardiology, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, the Musculoskeletal Program, Radiology and the Women's Health Program.

"We're hopeful that the website will provide a way for the MGH community to learn more about this project and will serve as a tool to keep people updated on all the changes that will occur as we approach the opening of the Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care," says Greg Pauly, chair of the Yawkey Center Operations Committee.