First appointment at Mayo Clinic in FL: What to expect?

Posted by darbylc @darbylc, Oct 14 9:29am

Hello! I am travelling to Mayo in Jacksonville on December 1st of this year for an appointment with Neurology. My account states that I have one appt at 7:15 for evaluation. I am trying to finalize travel and hotel accommodations as well as leave from work- is it likely that my appt will be just that morning or is there a chance I might need to be prepared to stay for multiple days? I have received no information about my appt other than the time and doctor.

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Laurie, Volunteer Mentor | @roch | Oct 14 10:18am

@darbylc
Welcome to Mayo Connect. I would plan for few days, there could be additional testing before and / or after you provider appointment. Every appointment's schedule is different.

Have you set up your Patient Portal? it is best way to keep up with appointments. In addition, there may be questionnaires that you may need to complete. If fill out ahead of time, saves time at appointment.
For more information or help, see: https://onlineservices.mayoclinic.org/patientportal/support

You might want to check out this articles on "How to make the most of your Mayo Clinic appointment."
https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-appointment
Another Connect dissuasion you may want to review Tips for New Specialist:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/your-tips-on-how-to-get-off-to-the-best-start-with-a-new-specialist/
Another great resource is the Mayo's free Concierge Services https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/minnesota/concierge-services
- Phone: 507-538-8438
- Email: concierge@mayo.edu

Let us know if have any additional questions. I have not been to Mayo Jacksonville location, buy many members of Connect will be able to give you advice.

gfabricant | @gfabricant | Oct 15 6:12am

For your information, when making hotel accommodations, in addition to the many hotels in the area of the Mayo Clinic, a new Hilton Hotel opened this month which is on the grounds of the Mayo Clinic campus. You can ask for the Mayo Clinic rate.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 28 5:44pm

Welcome @darbylc. In addition to the advice you've received from @gfabricant and @roch, I offer these related discussions that are chock full of useful information to help you prepare for your visit to Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and connections with others who have been there. See:
- Mayo Neurology group: Anyone been to Mayo in Jacksonville, FL? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-neurology-group/
- Anyone have tips on preparing for initial visit to Mayo Clinic?https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/preparing-for-initial-visit/

- How to best plan and prep for my visit to Mayo Jacksonville https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-to-best-plan-and-prep-for-my-visit-to-mayo-jacksonville/

Have you received more information about your upcoming visit? Do you have further questions as you prepare?