Future Cancer Hospital Regulatory Updates

Future Hospital and Collaboration Information

Questions about Dana-Farber’s new inpatient hospital or our clinical collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center?

We’re continuing to advance plans for the new inpatient cancer hospital and work through the required regulatory review and approval process. We’ll keep this page updated over time, adding milestones, filings, and meeting materials as new information becomes available. You can also follow project phases and updates on the City of Boston Planning Department website.

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2025

Massachusetts Public Health Council (PHC) Determination of Need (DON) Approval
Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Approval of Future Cancer Hospital Design

2024

Planning Department 80D Institutional Master Plans (IMPs) Approvals
Boston Zoning Commission (BZP) IMP Approvals
Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office (MEPA) Review Completion

Meetings and Filings

2025

July 29, 2025 – Boston Parks and Recreation public meeting on Joslin Park redesign, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
May 7, 2025 – 1 Joslin Place Task Force and Public Meeting, 6 p.m.
Mar. 31, 2025 – 1 Joslin Place Public Meeting (virtual meeting)
Mar. 20, 2025 – Public Health Council (PHC) meeting to vote on Determination of Need
Mar. 17, 2025 – 1 Joslin Place Task Force Meeting (virtual meeting)
Feb. 10, 2025 – 1 Joslin Place Task Force and Public Meeting (virtual meeting)
Feb. 5, 2025 – Community Information Session: 5:30 p.m. at One Gurney Street, Roxbury, MA. RSVP to communityoutreach@dfci.harvard.edu.

2024

Dec. 5, 2024 – Community Information Session: 5:30 p.m. at The Dewitt Center Technology Lab, 122 Dewitt Dr., Roxbury, MA.
Dec. 4, 2024 – Community Information Session: 6 p.m. at RTH Community Center, 20a Vining St., room 117, Boston, MA (use New Whitney St. entrance)
Dec. 3, 2024 – Boston Civic Design Commission Monthly Meeting (virtual meeting)
Dec. 2, 2024 – Community Information Session: 9 a.m. at Roxbury Community College Student Commons, 1234 Columbus Ave., Boston, MA. RSVP to communityoutreach@dfci.harvard.edu
Nov. 20, 2024 – 1 Joslin Place Task Force and Public Meeting
Oct. 10, 2024 – BPDA Board Meeting
Oct. 2, 2024 – Dana-Farber and Beth Israel Institutional Master Plan Task Force Meeting
Jul. 31, 2024 – Proposed New Cancer Care Facility Draft Environmental Impact Report – English
- el Borrador del Informe de Impacto Ambiental – español (Spanish)
- 份环境影响报告草案 – 简体中文 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 份環境影響報告草案 – 繁體中文 (Chinese, Traditional)
- Проект отчета о воздействии на окружающую – Русский (Russian)

2023

Oct. 10, 2023 – Notice of Intent: Public Announcement Concerning a Proposed Health Care Project

Integrated Campus, Seamless Care

With our plans for a new adult inpatient cancer hospital, Dana-Farber and BIDMC together will be able to manage all aspects of cancer care for our patients and their loved ones in the Longwood Medical area.

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