So, I’d been having puzzling symptoms for a few years, nothing major, but it had gotten frustrating running myself through the slow local medical mills. Most recently, the appointment took six months, and then the doc didn’t want me to get labs for another three. I know, I know. The pandemic.



I have read that Mayo Clinics are the most efficient in healthcare dollars and in getting things sone, plus I have a daughter and son-in-law in the Minneapolis area. So I waited until the health insurance I found, Humana, started coverage and got a February appointment.



Groome Transportation will pick you up at MSP and drop off at selected spots in Rochester. I think

I have friends who are at Mayo and live in Rochester and yes, there is a shuttle from Minneapolis airport to Rochester. You are going in the TEETH of their winter when the temp is often below zero. Their downtown hotels and the the Clinic are connected by a series of overhead walkways I believe.
There are Mayo outposts in other parts of the country--Florida and Arizona I believe if that was closer to you but I guess you are also visiting your children. A year seems a really long time to wait even for Mayo.

Well the second half of February is less likely to be below zero F.

Consider flying directly to Rochester, or open jaw paired with MSP if flying Delta.

I think most insurance coverage is determined by calendar year so I hope the Humana coverage is still in place in 2024.

Fall is a great time to drive along the Mississippi near there (puts the Rhine to shame scenery-wise). There are fabulous bike trails around Lanesboro 30 minutes southeast.

Thank you both so much. Fodors has been acting oddly for me lately, like usually not allowing me to post questions or replies. I could only post this by quoting.

This actually was a Rochester trip report for my visit in February. Not sure why it cut off most of it!

Humana came through like a champ. Winter was no hardship, because of the skyway system. I'll try to post the rest of it when I can do that.

Interested to read your report when it posts as we have had outstanding care from the Mayo Clinic, nothing like it!

We have best friends who were at Mayo--husband a doc and wife was in the travel office. When the sheiks from Saudi would come it was apparently really interesting. They would have whole floors of the hospital!!