DMC Vision

Minnesota Needs a Bold Plan to Achieve This Vision

Imagine a destination that offers patients a welcoming, comfortable and engaging environment to receive the most advanced medical care in the world.

Imagine a destination that will help attract the most promising medical students and sophisticated medical practitioners and researchers, thinkers and educators from across the globe.

Imagine a destination where discovery is ignited, where both institutional and commercial researchers come to cross paths, acquire knowledge, form partnerships and achieve medical breakthroughs.

Imagine Minnesota as a thriving, dynamic destination that attracts development, jobs, visitors and prosperity.

In 2010, Mayo Clinic began to investigate a bold strategic Destination Medical Center vision to ensure that Mayo Clinic will not simply survive, but thrive in the future. The vision for the DMC initiative is to transform Rochester into one of America's model destination cities. The downtown will be an epicenter of the growth in development and services to create a vibrant, world-class destination community. This growth will be centered around 7 core districts, which will be the focal point of private investment in the community.

  DMC Seven Key Development Areas:

Livable City
Hotel and Hospitality
Retail, Dining, Entertainment, Arts, Culture
Commercial Research and Technology
Health and Wellness
Learning Environment
Sports and Recreation