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Medical Innovation
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic announces a generous gift from the Penske Foundation to support Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester, part of Mayo Clinic’s $10 billion investment to transform healthcare through integrated digital and physical spaces.
In recognition of this gift, Mayo Clinic will name the Penske Arrival Building, a new gateway to Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester campus designed to provide patients and families with a warm, welcoming and seamless experience from the moment they arrive.
Recognizing that a patient’s care experience begins well before they reach an exam room, Mayo Clinic designed the building to make arrival and departure an extension of care — integrating transportation, navigation, hospitality and human support to reduce logistical burdens so patients and families can focus on their health and one another.
The Penske Foundation’s leadership reflects a long-standing commitment to philanthropic and civic investment. That legacy of service is reflected in its relationship with Mayo Clinic, where its generosity has helped advance and strengthen patient care.
“The Penske Foundation is proud to support Mayo Clinic and its vision for transforming the patient experience. The Penske Arrival Building represents an important part of that vision by making the arrival experience easier and more welcoming for patients and their families,” says Blair Penske Hall, president of the Penske Foundation. “We are honored to continue our long-standing partnership with Mayo Clinic and support its commitment to putting patients at the center of everything it does.”
The Penske Foundation’s support advances Bold. Forward. Unbound, Mayo Clinic’s investment to create a fundamentally new model for how care is delivered and experienced. Through innovative care concepts, digital technologies and purpose-built environments like the Penske Arrival Building, Mayo Clinic is creating a Category-of-One experience that is designed around the needs of each patient and visitor.
The building will feature approximately 15,000 square feet of thoughtfully designed interior space, advanced valet services, patient and visitor amenities, and a direct subway connection to Mayo Clinic’s established and new clinical buildings.
The Penske Arrival Building will begin welcoming patients with valet and drop-off service on Oct. 8. Parking will become available in April 2027, providing nearly 500 parking spaces for patients at the heart of Mayo Clinic in Rochester’s downtown campus.
“The needs of the patient come first in everything we do,” says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic’s president and CEO. “The Penske Arrival Building will bring parking, transportation, navigation and personal support together in one place and make it easier for patients and families to begin and end their time at Mayo Clinic. It is a fitting reflection of the Penske Foundation’s commitment to service, and we are truly grateful for their enduring partnership.”
The Penske Foundation’s past philanthropic support for Mayo Clinic has accelerated the institution’s top priorities through the President’s Strategic Initiative Fund and advanced the Mayo Clinic Model of Care, Research and Education. The Penske Foundation is recognized by Mayo Clinic as a Philanthropic Partner, its highest level of distinction for benefactors.
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