On Aug. 31, 2022, Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) broke ground on the $838 million, 505,000 square foot project that includes the construction of a new Neurosciences Center on the Saint Raphael Campus at 659 George Street. The project was officially announced on April 29, 2019, but its start was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project is being realized in part due to the philanthropic generosity of Stephen and Denise Adams of Connecticut. In recognition of their generosity, it is anticipated that a significant portion will be named the Adams Neurosciences Center. Lifelong supporters of the arts, education and health, Stephen and Denise Adams’ transformational leadership gift will advance the delivery of cutting-edge neurosciences research and care in Connecticut, New England and beyond.

The project will include two new patient facilities and focus on innovation in the neurosciences. It will be the largest project of its kind in state history and will provide enhanced access to state-of-the-art care for patients. The project will feature 201 inpatient beds and provide a unique setting for patients seeking innovative care from movement disorders to neuro-regeneration. The project will also serve as a replacement strategy for York Street campus’ East Pavilion semi-private beds, which opened for patients in 1953. It will decant roughly half of those beds so no increase in bed license is being sought.

The new center will consist of two patient bed towers (the Sherman tower adjacent to Sherman Avenue and McGivney tower built atop of the existing McGivney Center). Both towers will share a common podium that will house the new entrance and the main lobby on the first floor, neurosurgery, radiology spaces on the second floor, and care giver spaces and the mechanical equipment room on the third floor. The project will create hundreds of construction jobs as well as new positions at Yale New Haven Hospital.