Dana-Farber Breaks Ground on Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital

Historic ceremony marks the beginning of a new era in cancer care, led by Dana-Farber in collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute broke ground on the Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital, the region’s only inpatient hospital dedicated exclusively to cancer care.
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The planned 450,000-square-foot hospital will have 300 inpatient beds across 10 floors and is designed around the needs of people with cancer and their families.
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The hospital will strengthen Dana-Farber’s clinical collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and link inpatient care, outpatient services, and research.
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The facility will be built on the former Joslin Diabetes Center site along Brookline Avenue as part of a coordinated campus with Dana-Farber, Beth Israel Deaconess, and Harvard Medical Faculty Physici
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A joint philanthropic commitment from Josh and Anita Bekenstein and the Jonathan and Jeannie Lavine family made the hospital possible and was Dana-Farber’s largest single gift.

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