Medical services for veterans, care provided by the Mayo Clinic, has been expanded to include hospitals and care facilities in the Upper Midwest of the U.S. including the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
"Mayo Clinic has long been committed to care for veterans, and this agreement allows us to expand access for community care in the Upper Midwest," Pierre Noel, M.D. and director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Military Medicine said on the Mayo Clinic website. "In keeping with the Mayo Clinic Model of Care, more options will be available for them (veterans) to obtain high-quality care close to home."
The program, a partnership between the Mayo Clinic and Veteran’s Administration (VA), makes it possible for veterans to receive treatment at any of the Mayo Clinic Health System locations. This will expand the number of communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and additional locations in the Midwest where high-quality care can be provided, in particular closer to rural and formerly under-served areas.
Specialty care has also been expanded at Mayo Clinic facilities in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota for veterans with specific medical treatment needs.
"We already see many special circumstance patients, but this agreement will make it easier to identify and serve veterans who would most benefit from Mayo Clinic care," Noel said. "We are uniquely equipped to help patients with highly complex health care concerns and are pleased to have found another pathway for these veterans to receive care."
The new service expands on an initial agreement between the Mayo Clinic and the VA signed in 2019.
More information can be had on the VA’s Community Care website.
