MASCO Boston
The Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization (MASCO) was founded in 1977 to address issues of inefficient land use, parking, traffic, and duplication of services for the LMA. As the area planner and shared service provider, MASCO is making it less complicated for LMA visitors and workers to find the neighborhood and get to where they need to go.
They’re Doing it By:
Managing 41 busses running eight different routes that bring people to and from the area.
Connects participating institutions to callers 24/7 through their call center fielding 1.6 million calls a year.
Safely transports 13,000 workers every day from public transit to interoffice locations.
Contracts in areas such as childcare, travel, advocacy and emergency response.
Facts and Figures
Year Founded: 1972
President/Executive Director: Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd
Anchors:
Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bingham and Women’s Hospital
DanaFaver Cancer Institute
Colleges of the Fenway
Staff size: 84
Annual Operating Budget: $20-25 million
Funding Sources: Self supporting with real estate receipts, fees for services, parking fees
Services: Government relations, community relations, transportation planning and operations, real estate, emergency preparedness and security, child care, shared services, area planning, open space planning, telecommunications, development and construction coordination, city services
Geographic Boundaries: Longwood Medical and Academic Area