January 21, 2005

Full house at the Yawkey Center

The Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care welcomed some new additions this week with the successful move of several departments and the opening of the Riverside Café. In phase two of the relocation plan, 500 staff members from the MGH Vincent Reproductive Medicine and In Vitro Fertilization Units and the Cancer Center — including Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Infusion Unit — made a seamless transition to the Yawkey Center during the weekend of Jan. 15. On Jan. 18, approximately 750 patients were seen on the first day of operations for floors seven through 10. Above, the Yawkey Center's Riverside Café

Riverside Café, the newest MGH cafeteria, opened Jan. 18 in the Yawkey Center. Tucked into a bright, sunny nook in the lobby, the cafe includes approximately two dozen tables decorated with hand painted tiles depicting the Charles River and topped with fresh flowers. The menu consists of such standard fare as a variety of grilled cheese and other sandwiches, soup, personalized and specialty pizzas, salads, fruits and specials of the day. Cookies, brownies, lemon squares and slices of cake complete the menu.