Mayo Clinic to Embark on Multiyear Initiative to Reimagine Downtown Rochester Campus

Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees recently approved enabling projects for its Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester multiyear strategic initiative. It will help achieve the healthcare organization’s strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare.
The initiative focuses on reimagining Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester, Minnesota campus, which includes adding flexible physical spaces to allow full integration of digital technology to better support the evolving needs of patients, staff and communities. Plans include redesigning the downtown footprint and partnering with local officials and businesses to help bolster economic growth and vitality for future generations. The project will result in changes to downtown, and Mayo Clinic is committed to sequencing the work to minimize disruption over the coming years.
The Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester design team is working closely with the city of Rochester to find creative solutions proportionate to Mayo Clinic’s downtown presence, including new parking infrastructure like the Discovery Square ramp, a partnership with the planned Link Rapid Transit line in Rochester and more.
The initiative also calls for repurposing the former Lourdes High School site, which Mayo Clinic purchased in 2013 with the intention of redeveloping the two-block site to accommodate future growth. The current structure is largely unusable due to asbestos and flooding damage. 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 will begin the process with the city of Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission, understanding approvals are necessary to redevelop this site.
Source: Mayo Clinic