Mayo Clinic Clear Approach Restructuring for the Future and Updating GI Conditions
Mar 13, 2026
They tour a major downtown campus rebuild, new facilities, transport tech, and timelines for 2028–2030. They unpack FAA reorganization and how it changes medical review timelines. They review updated guidance on liver conditions: fatty liver scoring, cirrhosis workup, variceal risks and recovery, living donation criteria, and post-transplant certification rules.
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Bold Forward Unbound Campus Modernization
- Bold Forward Unbound is a $6+ billion multi-year Mayo Clinic project to modernize physical and digital infrastructure, integrating AI and platform capabilities into care delivery.
- Clay Cole emphasized goals: better patient experience, reduced administrative burden, and technology-enabled personalized care.
Robots And EVTOLs On Campus
- Mayo is trialing autonomous delivery robots and EV vertical takeoff and landing concepts to streamline on-campus logistics and patient movement.
- Clay Cole noted seeing robot wheelchairs and discussed potential use of EVTOLs for transport.
FAA Reorganization To Modernize Airspace
- The DOT and FAA announced a reorganization to remove silos and create offices for airspace modernization and advanced aviation technologies to speed integration of drones and other systems.
- Clay Cole and Mitch Nelson noted consolidation of finance, IT, and HR under the FAA administrator to streamline operations without planned layoffs.