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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A nerve block is a type of injection used to manage or prevent pain. A doctor may use ultrasound, a CT scan, or other imaging to figure out where to give a nerve block, and will then inject a pain-relieving or anti-inflammatory drug near the nerve. This will block pain signals and reduce pain in the area.

An epidural, used during labor and delivery, is a common type of nerve block, but there are many others. Nerve blocks can be surgical, in which certain nerves are cut or destroyed to block pain signals, or non-surgical, in which an injection can be given around the spinal cord or the nerve causing pain.