Patient & Community Benefits

Meeting and exceeding patients’ needs

The Mankato Hospital Expansion and Modernization project underscores that patients come first at Mayo Clinic Health System. The new spaces prioritize patient comfort, privacy and safety.

Large private patient rooms are filled with natural light due to generous windows with plenty of space for visitors. Each room has a ceiling-mounted lift to help patients move around, including into the spacious bathroom with a shower. Patients can control room temperature, lighting, entertainment and get important information from their beds.

Rest is critical to recovery, so each unit was designed with noise reduction in mind. Finally, multiple comfortable lounges provide relaxing places for visitors to congregate near hospitalized loved ones.

More than just an addition

The Mankato Hospital Expansion and Modernization project is more than just an addition to the hospital. This is a $155 million investment into rural community care and a key part of Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. initiative to seamlessly integrate physical spaces and digital capabilities to meet patients’ unmet and evolving needs.

In the Mankato bed tower, patients and families will find the latest advancements in world-class healthcare that is delivered in a warm and restful environment.

The project’s innovations extend beyond Mankato as well. Improvements put into practice will benefit Mayo Clinic Health System locations across Southwest Minnesota, as what works here is shared and disseminated across all sites.

Expanded capacity to meet community needs

The project will add 121 patient beds in the Mankato community. This ensures the capacity to provide timely medical care for patients, keeping them closer to home during emergencies, epidemics or health crises.

Key project elements ensure that the hospital can evolve to meet changing healthcare needs. Patient rooms and spaces were designed to be flexible and adjust as medicine changes and can support team collaboration and caring for patients inside and outside the facility and across digital platforms.

Advanced technology

New technology is fully integrated to provide personalized care for each patient and improve the efficiency of staff by reducing administrative burden. Staff have more time to provide the irreplaceable human touch and empathy that is essential to patient care.