A plan to exempt Mayo Clinic in Rochester from Minnesota nurse staffing legislation is gaining traction, but the special treatment is upsetting the rest of the state’s hospitals.
Negotiations accelerated last week after Mayo threatened to relocate a billion-dollar expansion project outside Minnesota if it was subject to the staffing legislation and another proposal to penalize hospitals with excessive spending growth.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman said on Sunday that an exemption would be appropriate for the internationally renowned medical provider, the Star Tribune reports.
“Mayo is different,” said Hortman. “Mayo is an asset that is known all over the world. There are not other hospitals in the state that have kings and princes flying in to stay to get treatment.” Read more.
