Mayo Clinic Announces $5 Billion Expansion In MN

ROCHESTER, MN — The Mayo Clinic on Tuesday announced a five-building, $5 billion expansion to its Rochester campus. The expansion includes 2.4 million square feet of new building space, adding state-of-the-art spaces and technology to improve health care delivery and bolstering economic growth in Rochester, officials said.

"Minnesota has long been an internationally recognized hub for academic medicine, research, and cutting-edge medical technology. Now, Mayo Clinic is making a multi-billion dollar investment to build on that foundation," said Gov. Tim Walz, who was at the announcement.

"I applaud Mayo Clinic for investing in Minnesota, ushering in the next generation of health care innovation, and ensuring Minnesotans have access to the best possible services and care."

The $5 billion investment is estimated to support 6,000 new jobs and generate an additional $2 billion in economic output, according to Walz's office.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the "unique architectural elements and spaces in the new facilities will support hope and healing through nature, sunlight, and horizontally and vertically connected neighborhoods."

These neighborhoods aim to bring services together around common patient needs and diseases, "creating continuous care environments that will serve as patients’ homes while they are at Mayo Clinic."