Mayo Clinic Health System
Mayo offers donation guidelines
Apr 15, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System continues to receive generous offers of help and support from the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release. Community members, businesses and restaurants continue to come forward with offers of donations.
The following guidelines are intended to...
Masks required for Mayo patients, visitors
Apr 13, 2020
Patients and visitors are now required to wear a personal homemade or cloth mask while on any Mayo property and are highly encouraged to bring their own cloth masks to help conserve the supply of surgical masks for front-line medical staff.
For people who do not have a mask, Mayo Clinic Health...
Corrected: Mayo, PMI partner to produce ‘much-needed’ PPE
Apr 8, 2020
A Lake City manufacturer has joined forces with the Mayo Clinic to produce hundreds of thousands of face shields to help protect against the spread of COVID-19.
Pepin Manufacturing (PMI) is running two shifts, six days a week, for two weeks to produce the roughly 200,000 pieces of personal...
Mayo urges patients to call before coming to their local clinic
Apr 1, 2020
To best prepare for and prevent transmission of COVID-19 in our communities, Mayo Clinic Health System encourages all patients to call first before coming to any clinic or hospital, Mayo said in a news release.
“When you call first, you will be triaged to the right setting of care based on your...
Mayo begins curb-side pickup for prescriptions, medical supplies
Apr 1, 2020
To improve service for all patients and to adhere to social distancing requirements, several Mayo Clinic Pharmacies and Mayo Clinic Stores are now offering curbside service including locations in Albert Lea, Austin, Cannon Falls, Owatonna, Red Wing and Rochester.
When people arrive at these...
Mayo - No walk-in appointments at same-day clinics
Apr 1, 2020
Until further notice, all same day clinics at Mayo Clinic Health System in Southeast Minnesota will have a “no walk-in appointment” policy for everyone’s safety, Mayo said in a news release.
This applies to patients with and without COVID-19 symptoms. All patients are asked to “call first” before...
Mayo: Certain patients eligible for drive-through COVID-19 screening
Mar 19, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System locations in Southeast Minnesota now offer patients who meet criteria for COVID-19 testing a drive-through screening process.
“Transmission of COVID-19 is increasing statewide and across the nation and other institutions have successfully used the drive-through approach...
Mayo plans to defer elective care at least eight weeks
Mar 19, 2020
Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System have announced that, beginning March 23, they are deferring elective care for at least eight weeks. A full statement from Dr. Amy Williams, Dean of the Practice at Mayo Clinic, is below:
“Mayo Clinic continues to actively monitor all aspects of the COVID-...
Visitor restrictions at Mayo - Lake City
Mar 18, 2020
Mayo Clinic Health System has announced visitor restrictions at its Lake City and other southeast Minnesota facilites.“As Mayo Clinic Health System continues to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease), the ongoing safety of our patients, staff and communities remains our primary...
Mayo recommends routine screenings for colorectal cancer
Mar 11, 2020
When it comes to colorectal cancer, prevention is paramount, according to Mayo Clinic Health System. And prevention is the message in March, which is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Aside from skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S.,...
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