The new building of the Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace (CHPG) will be formally handed over to hospital management teams on 1st July 2026, marking the close of a construction chapter that began a decade ago and paving the way for a phased migration of services before the first patients are received.
The handover represents a transition rather than an immediate opening. Hospital and government teams have been working together for several months on a preparatory period that will run through to the end of 2026 — a marche à blanc, or dry-run phase, designed to verify, test and certify the safety of every system before clinical activity begins in the new facility.
A decade in the making
The project spans 10 years of construction, from the first groundbreaking in 2016 through to the completion of the structural works in September 2024 and the current final phase of fit-out and equipment. At the height of activity, up to 700 workers were on site simultaneously.
“On 1st July, we will hand over the keys to the 40,000 square metres that the hospital teams will progressively occupy and make their own. But we will remain by their side, because delivering a hospital is far more than handing over a building: it means verifying, testing and securing every step before receiving patients,” said Céline Caron-Dagioni, Conseiller de Gouvernement-Ministre de l’Equipement, de l’Environnement et de l’Urbanisme.
“The cornerstone of Monaco’s healthcare system”
Health Minister Christophe Robino described the project’s significance in broader terms, noting its ambitions for patient access, quality of care and safety, as well as the cross-departmental collaboration it has required. “The NCHPG project is the cornerstone of Monaco’s healthcare system. It is a highly ambitious project designed to meet the population’s expectations in terms of access to care and quality of treatment, while ensuring the safety of all. It is also a project co-constructed between the teams of the Department of Equipment and those of the Department of Social Affairs and Health, and of course the CHPG’s own management,” he said.
The new building is the first phase of a wider modernisation of the CHPG — Monaco’s only public hospital — with the full project scheduled for completion by 2032.
Stay updated with Monaco Life: sign up for our free newsletter, listen to our podcasts on Spotify, and follow us across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok.
Photo by Monaco Life