Visitor Waiting Areas

Blum Patient/Family Resource Center
Located off the main lobby at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the resource center provides information on cancer care and support services, computers with Internet access, and a lending library.

Phone: 617-632-5570

Robert and Ronnie Bretholtz Center for Patients and Families
Also known as the Bretholtz Center, this space provides support and information along with recreational items to borrow.

Phone: 617-732-6636

Family Liaison Waiting Area
Located in the Bretholtz Center, this comfortable waiting area is for families and friends of patients undergoing surgery.

Phone: 617-732-7440

Michele and Howard Kessler Health Education Library
Located in the Bretholtz Center, the education library provides up-to-date resources, Internet access, and staff support.

Phone: 617-732-6636

Shapiro Family Center
Located on the second floor of the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, this waiting area is for those who have loved ones undergoing cardiovascular surgery.

Phone: 857-307-4000

A family waiting room is available on the second floor of the Yawkey Building (Room 2E-2700). The room is open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

After 5 p.m., families can wait in the Blum Center, located on the first floor of the White Building (Room 110).

Phone: 617-726-2078

There is a family waiting room on the 7th floor of our Boston main campus near the cafeteria.

Families can receive up-to-the-minute information on their loved ones when they come for surgery. The OR screen is user-friendly and easy to read. Families waiting may also use the television available in the room.

For more information you may call 617-573-3164 or talk to the volunteer at the desk.