Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic offers patients and family members insider tips on the questions most asked by visitors to the Rochester, Minnesota, campus of the world-famous Mayo Clinic.

Authored by a long-time patient given official access to the professionals and committees responsible for creating and facilitating the Mayo model of care, you will learn how this group practice works, how to save time, and how to prepare for your appointments.

Readers will also learn how to enhance your stay in Rochester: which hotels are connected to the "Subway/Skyway" system of covered hallways that lead to the downtown Clinic buildings, where to find a good restaurant, how to get around town, and activities to fill your time between appointments.

Whether outpatient or inpatient, Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic is an indispensable resource to benefit most from your visit to Med City.

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Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic offers patients and family members insider tips on the questions most asked by visitors to the Rochester, Minnesota, campus of the world-famous Mayo Clinic.

Authored by a long-time patient given official access to the professionals and committees responsible for creating and facilitating the Mayo model of care, you will learn how this group practice works, how to save time, and how to prepare for your appointments.

Readers will also learn how to enhance your stay in Rochester: which hotels are connected to the "Subway/Skyway" system of covered hallways that lead to the downtown Clinic buildings, where to find a good restaurant, how to get around town, and activities to fill your time between appointments.

Whether outpatient or inpatient, Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic is an indispensable resource to benefit most from your visit to Med City.

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Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

by Ron Wolfson
Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic: Expert Advice for Patients and Family from the Patient's Perspective

by Ron Wolfson

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Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic offers patients and family members insider tips on the questions most asked by visitors to the Rochester, Minnesota, campus of the world-famous Mayo Clinic.

Authored by a long-time patient given official access to the professionals and committees responsible for creating and facilitating the Mayo model of care, you will learn how this group practice works, how to save time, and how to prepare for your appointments.

Readers will also learn how to enhance your stay in Rochester: which hotels are connected to the "Subway/Skyway" system of covered hallways that lead to the downtown Clinic buildings, where to find a good restaurant, how to get around town, and activities to fill your time between appointments.

Whether outpatient or inpatient, Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic is an indispensable resource to benefit most from your visit to Med City.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780578735269
Publisher: Wolfson
Publication date: 10/14/2020
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter One  "Take Me to Mayo" 5

The Mayo Model of Care 11

The Mayo Family 18

Chapter Two  What Is Mayo Clinic? 21

When Do You Need Mayo Clinic? 22

Isn't It Too Expensive to Go to Mayo? 23

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 23

Getting In 24

When to Go 31

Preparing to Go 36

Mayo Clinic Express Care 41

Chapter Three  Your Journey to Rochester, Minnesota 43

Getting from the Airport to the Clinic 49

Flying into Minneapolis/St. Paul 52

Getting Around in Rochester 53

Accommodations-Where Should We Stay? 56

Questions to Ask 60

The Lodging Guide 63

Chapter Four  Navigating The Clinic 69

How Not to Be Intimidated by the Enormity of It All 69

Your First Day 71

Getting Your Bearings 76

Know Your Mayo Clinic Floors 79

Chapter Five  Your Appointments 91

"Your appointment schedule and instructions" 91

Mayo Portal and Patient Online Services Account 93

Who Will You See 94

Medical-ese 97

Tests 98

Checking in at Your Desk 102

"Checkers" 104

Waiting Room Wisdom 107

Meeting Your Physician 108

Clinical Research Trials 112

The Exit Consultation 113

If You Are Hospitalized 114

Chapter Six  Dining-"Where's a Good Place to Eat?" 117

Mayo Dining 117

Dining in the City 119

The Dining Guide 120

Eating In 121

Chapter Seven  Patient Resources 123

Communicating with Home 123

Chaplain and Religious Services 125

Children at Mayo Clinic 126

Charter House 126

Giving a Gift to Mayo 127

Advance Directives 127

Comments 129

Tipping 129

Mail 129

Flowers 130

Coat Room 130

Lost and Found 130

Chapter Eight  Shopping 131

The Mayo Stores 131

Personal Care 135

Chapter Nine  Things to Do in Rochester and Environs 139

Mayo Clinic Itself 139

Rochester 151

Things to Do with Children 153

Day Trips and Excursions 153

Additional Services and Entertainment Banking 155

Chapter Ten  The Mayo Hospital Experience 157

The Hospitals 157

Pre-admission to the Hospital 160

Timing Your Hospitalization 161

Tips for Family Members While You Are in Surgery 164

After Surgery 166

The Proper Role of Family Members 167

Who's Who in the Hospital 168

Nurses at Mayo 170

Your Room 171

Meals 173

Valuables 173

Parking 175

Additional Patient Services 175

Dismissal from the Hospital 182

Afterword 185

Addendum Covid-19 187

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) 188

Appendix 1 195

My Questions for the Doctors 197

Doctor Recommendations/Prescriptions 198

Visit to Rochester Logistics Notes 199

Appendix 2 200

Downtown Map and Businesses 200

Index 206

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