Mayo Clinic recently applied for a series of Rochester building permits to upgrade its complex at 4111 U.S. Highway 52 NW on its 41st Street Professional Campus.
Every nonprofit hospital, including Mayo, is required to provide free or discounted care, also known as "charity care," to maintain its nonprofit status with the IRS and reap the benefits of tax exemption. Experts say that financially strong nonprofit hospitals need to be doing more to make it a fair exchange.
A building permit filed with the City of Rochester this week calls for a “tenant fit-up of new Mayo Clinic Retail” at 1129 Sixth St. NW. That is the address for the Barlow Plaza shopping center.
Mayo Clinic recently joined the Better Climate Challenge and pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and reduce energy use by 20% within 10 years.