Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic (eBook)
224 Seiten
Jewish Family Consultants (Verlag)
978-0-9795483-1-4 (ISBN)
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.
Introduction1
Chapter One "Take Me to Mayo"5
The Mayo Model of Care 11
The Mayo Family18
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, Minnesota23
Getting In 24
When to Go31
Preparing to Go36
Mayo Clinic Express Care41
Chapter Three Your Journey to Rochester, Minnesota43
Getting from the Airport to the Clinic 49
Flying into Minneapolis/St. Paul52
Getting Around in Rochester53
Accommodations-Where Should We Stay?56
Questions to Ask60
The Lodging Guide63
Chapter Four Navigating The Clinic69
How Not to Be Intimidated by the Enormity of It All69
Your First Day71
Getting Your Bearings76
Know Your Mayo Clinic Floors79
Chapter Five Your Appointments91
"Your appointment schedule and instructions"91
Mayo Portal and Patient Online Services Account93
Who Will You See94
Medical-ese97
Tests98
Checking in at Your Desk102
"Checkers" 104
Waiting Room Wisdom107
Meeting Your Physician108
Clinical Research Trials112
The Exit Consultation 113
If You Are Hospitalized114
Chapter Six Dining-"Where's a Good Place to Eat?" 117
Mayo Dining117
Dining in the City119
The Dining Guide120
Eating In 121
Chapter Seven Patient Resources123
Communicating with Home123
Chaplain and Religious Services125
Children at Mayo Clinic126
Charter House126
Giving a Gift to Mayo127
Advance Directives127
Comments129
Tipping129
Mail129
Flowers130
Coat Room130
Lost and Found130
Chapter Eight Shopping131
The Mayo Stores131
Personal Care 135
Chapter Nine Things to Do in Rochester and Environs139
Mayo Clinic Itself139
Rochester151
Things to Do with Children153
Day Trips and Excursions153
Additional Services and Entertainment Banking155
Chapter Ten The Mayo Hospital Experience157
The Hospitals157
Pre-admission to the Hospital160
Timing Your Hospitalization 161
Tips for Family Members While You Are in Surgery164
After Surgery166
The Proper Role of Family Members167
Who's Who in the Hospital168
Nurses at Mayo170
Your Room171
Meals173
Valuables173
Parking175
Additional Patient Services175
Dismissal from the Hospital182
Afterword185
Addendum Covid-19187
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)188
Appendix 1195
My Questions for the Doctors197
Doctor Recommendations/Prescriptions198
Visit to Rochester Logistics Notes199
Appendix 2200
Downtown Map and Businesses200
Index206
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.10.2020 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Schlagworte | Insider's Guide to Mayo Clinic • Mayo Clinic • Mayo Clinic Guide • Rochester Minnesota |
| ISBN-10 | 0-9795483-1-4 / 0979548314 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-9795483-1-4 / 9780979548314 |
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