Prince Albert II Presides Over Landmark Phase 1 Handover of Monaco's New Princess Grace Hospital Center Megaproject

Generational Modernization of Monaco's Sovereign Healthcare Infrastructure

LA COLLE, Monaco — Marking one of the most consequential civic and humanitarian milestones in the history of the Principality, H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco has officially presided over the formal handover ceremony of Phase 1 of the landmark Nouveau Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace (NCHPG). Accompanied by Minister of State Didier Guillaume, Minister of Health and Social Affairs Christophe Robino, and hospital Director Benoîte Rousseau de Sevelinges, the Sovereign Prince celebrated the transition of the monumental medical facility from structural civil construction to operational commissioning.

Representing the largest public infrastructure investment ever undertaken by the Prince’s Government, the multi-year healthcare megaproject completely replaces Monaco’s aging mid-20th-century hospital on Avenue Pasteur with a cutting-edge medical cathedral designed to serve Monegasque citizens and residents of neighboring French municipalities for the next century.

Phase 1 Delivery of 40,000-Square-Metre High-Tech Clinical Facility

The newly handed-over Phase 1 building encompasses an impressive 40,000 square metres of floor space spread across 10 vertical levels, designed to house approximately 75 percent of the hospital’s core clinical activities. The facility incorporates next-generation modular surgical operating suites equipped with robotic-assisted surgery platforms, integrated laparoscopic video routing, and hybrid imaging systems.

Following the structural handover, hospital medical staff, biomedical engineers, and specialized clinical teams have initiated a rigorous multi-month commissioning and simulation protocol. Teams are systematically installing advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, computed tomography (CT) suites, pharmacy robotics, and sterile processing lines, while conducting extensive disaster-response drills and clinical workflow simulations prior to welcoming the very first patients.

Bioclimatic Engineering and HQE Excellent Environmental Certification

Constructing a massive medical complex upon Monaco’s exceptionally steep coastal topography—while maintaining uninterrupted emergency care, intensive care, and surgical operations at the adjacent active hospital—represented a staggering civil engineering achievement managed by consortiums including AECOM, AIA Life Designers, and Tractebel. Civil contractors excavated deep into the limestone mountainside and reconstructed vital regional arteries like Avenue Pasteur without generating acoustic or vibrational disturbances that could affect delicate medical equipment.

Demonstrating Monaco's sovereign commitment to ecological transition, the NCHPG achieved prestigious HQE (Haute Qualité Environnementale) Excellent environmental certification. The architectural design incorporates bioclimatic façades with high-performance solar shading, low-carbon concrete, rainwater recycling systems, and expansive rooftop Mediterranean garden terraces planted with native flora that naturally cool the structure while offering tranquil, therapeutic views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Securing Exceptional Regional Healthcare and Medical Innovation for Decades

Prince Albert II emphasized that the New Princess Grace Hospital Center stands as an enduring testament to Monaco's social contract, ensuring that healthcare excellence remains uncompromised regardless of global health crises. When fully completed across its subsequent phases through 2033, the expanded medical campus will offer approximately 470 inpatient beds, state-of-the-art psychiatric and rehabilitation wings, and extensive subterranean visitor parking.

By seamlessly blending cutting-edge medical robotics, patient-centered healing architecture, and exemplary environmental sustainability, the NCHPG establishes the Principality of Monaco at the international vanguard of 21st-century hospital design and public healthcare provision.