Albert Lea and Austin Milestone Celebration
June 2021

A celebration of Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea and Austin

Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea and Austin is pleased to announce completion of construction on the Austin campus of the new:

Medical and Surgical Inpatient Care Unit
Family Birth Center
Intensive Care Unit
Convenient visitor access and waiting areas

This milestone in an ongoing investment in the two campuses of Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea and Austin. To date, more than $25 million dollars have been invested in these newly completed spaces in Austin, the Albert Lea Psychiatric Services Unit, and the renovated Albert Lea Cancer Center and Fountain Centers Men’s Residential Unit. These facilities are designed to serve the current and future needs of families across the Southeast Minnesota region.

Watch the recording of the celebration event which was held on June 14.

About the construction on the Albert Lea and Austin campuses

Two campuses, one mission

Four years ago, Mayo Clinic Health System announced the start of a major renovation and expansion project spanning both the Albert Lea and Austin campuses. The improvements would bring to life the vision of a single hospital with two campuses and provide families across Southeast Minnesota with access to a range of state-of-the-art health care facilities in Albert Lea and Austin. Both campuses would undergo construction to add to the capacity of most-used facilities and augment the service areas that make each campus unique.

Albert Lea and Austin Construction Completion Timeline

June 2017 – Plans for construction on Albert Lea and Austin campuses announced
October 2017 – Austin Intensive Care Unit completed
May 2018 – Remodel of Fountain Center Men’s Residential Unit in Albert Lea completed
June 2018 – Cancer Center renovation in Albert Lea completed
October 2018 – New Psychiatric Services Unit in Albert Lea completed
October 2019 – Remodel of Radiology Department in Albert Lea completed
November 2019 – Express Care expansion completed
November 2019 – Inpatient pharmacy remodel in Albert Lea completed
June 2021 – New Family Birth Center and Medical and Surgical Inpatient Care Unit and visitor access and waiting areas in Austin completed