The heart of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's longstanding commitment to providing technologically sophisticated and compassionate patient care is its inpatient hospital, located at 1275 York Avenue in Manhattan. Since it opened in 1973, this 20-story facility has served as the Center's public face and a beacon of hope for the men, women, and children who have passed through its doors. During the course of the past decade, Memorial Sloan-Kettering has made significant investments in its physical plant, constructing brand-new facilities, renovating and upgrading inpatient floors, and installing new infrastructure. The goal is to ensure that Memorial Hospital will always be a modern facility -- one equipped with today's most-up-to-date technology and the flexibility to adapt to changes in the ways in which cancer care will be delivered in the future.