The Mayo Clinic plans to renovate and expand its downtown Rochester, Minnesota campus. Mayo Clinic released no investment figures for the project.
The multi-year plan includes reimagining a former high school site that Mayo Clinic purchased in 2013 with the intention of redeveloping the two-block area to accommodate future growth, Healthcare Finance reports.
The current structure is largely unusable due to asbestos and flooding damage, Mayo said in the announcement. The site could be redeveloped to serve as a new logistics building that would help optimize clinical space for patient care while ensuring supplies are accessible and efficiently restocked.
Mayo Clinic said it would begin the process with the City of Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission, understanding approvals are necessary to redevelop this site.
State-of-the-art, flexible physical spaces would be added to the downtown Rochester campus. This would allow for full integration of digital technology to better support the evolving needs of patients, staff and communities, Mayo said. Read more.
