Rochester, Minnesota. In order to support the strategic plan “Bold. forward.” To transform health care over the next decade, Mayo Clinic has announced projects to strengthen the main campuses of the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Mankato, Minnesota, as well as Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and affected everyone in many ways, but it has also led to the advancement of better healthcare delivery. In combination with our digital strategy, we are deliberately upgrading physical spaces and integrating technology so our employees can focus on what matters most. People come to Mayo Clinic from all over the world in search of healthcare we can only provide, and we are committed to expanding and creating spaces that inspire and fulfill our promise of hope and healing.” Dr. Gianrico Farrugiapresident and CEO of the Mayo Clinic.
Projects for Mayo Clinic Health System facilities will help us achieve our strategy to transform community health care. The projects at La Crosse and Mankato will integrate telehealth, digital health and artificial intelligence technologies, which will be added to design elements and practical applications to support innovative healthcare models and improve patient and staff experience.
In Jacksonville, the expansion will transform the hospital’s infrastructure by providing much-needed space to handle the growing number of patients seeking Mayo Clinic care.
More information about each investment
The La Crosse and Mankato projects represent a $353 million investment in the future of the Mayo Clinic Health System. Construction at both sites is expected to begin this spring and be completed in 2024.
Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse
The La Crosse project will replace the existing building with a new six-story, 70-bed hospital that will be connected to the Cancer and Surgery Building.
The new facilities will include:
- A floor for surgeries and procedures, located next to the existing operating rooms and integrated with them and will include rooms before and after the intervention.
- Endoscopy rooms.
- Cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology.
- Medical and surgical units.
- Flexible intensive care unit (ICU) and progressive care.
- New maternity center.
- Space without interior finishes for future expansions.
Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato
The Mankato project is considering expansion to 121 beds spread over three floors that will be added above the emergency department, a cancer center and a specialized clinic hall. The hospital floors within the new tower will connect to the existing hospital and will include:
- The new and larger Intensive Care and Progressive Care Unit.
- A new medical and surgical unit.
- New maternity center.
Mayo Clinic in Florida
The Florida expansion includes building five new floors on top of the existing hospital tower to accommodate 121 new inpatient beds, including 56 ICU beds, as well as raw indoor space for future expansion. Construction of the hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, is expected to begin later this year and be completed by the end of 2026. The expansion joins other transformational projects underway at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, such as building the first carbon ion facilities in North America. Mayo Clinic Hospital opened in April 2008 with six floors and 214 beds; Then in 2012, it was expanded by adding two floors and an additional 90 beds. After the new construction is completed, the hospital will have an area of 1.4 million square feet (130,064 square meterstwo) and 13 floors and 428 beds for patients. The $432 million expansion will meet growing patient demand.
You can find more details about the projects in Mankato and La Crosse here, as well as more information about the projects in Jacksonville here.
Previously announced investments
Today’s announcements build on Mayo Clinic’s investments in Rochester, Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic in Arizona announced last year:
- In August 2021, the Mayo Clinic announced an increase of $200 million in Mayo Clinic’s Proton Beam Therapy Program. More details about the project in Rochester can be found here, and it is expected to begin later this year.
- In February 2021, Mayo Clinic announced the construction of a $131 million integrated teaching and research building in Arizona to accelerate the development of Mayo Clinic’s educational and research programs. 150,000 square feet (13,935 mtwo) is part of an ongoing $748 million expansion project at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Phoenix. You can find more information about the Phoenix project here.
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Karl Ostrich, Mayo Clinic Public Relations, [email protected]
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