We will soon begin repaving the main driveway outside the Yawkey, Menino, and Moakley buildings. Weather permitting, driveway closures are scheduled for the following weekends, from Friday at 8 p.m. through Sunday at 8 p.m., on the following dates: Sept. 19-21, Sept. 26-28, Oct. 17-19, and Oct. 24-26. 

Access Changes During Construction:

Pedestrian Access: Patients and visitors will be able to enter Moakley through the entrance on East Concord Street.    

Vehicle Access: Vehicular traffic should use the designated drop-off and pick-up area on East Concord Street or the 710 Albany Street Garage. Signage will indicate where metered parking has been blocked off to create a drop-off/pick-up zone (on E. Concord between Harrison and the Moakley side entrance). 

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LINX System

The LINX System is a small band of linked titanium beads with magnetic cores that is surgically placed around the esophagus, above the stomach. This procedure is performed laparoscopically. The interlinked beads have a magnetic attraction, which causes the LES to resist opening to stomach pressures, preventing reflux from the stomach into the esophagus. With the LINX system in place, swallowing temporarily breaks the magnetic bond, allowing food and liquid to pass normally into the stomach. Immediately after swallowing, the LES closes, restoring the body's natural barrier to reflux.

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