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Mayo Clinic plans to close six of its clinics in Minnesota by Dec. 10 and reduce services at its Albert Lea hospital, the nonprofit provider said Monday.

The health system will shutter clinics in Belle Plaine, Caledonia, Montgomery, North Mankato, St. Peter, and Wells and stop offering elective surgeries and procedures in ophthalmology, gynecology, endoscopy, orthopedics and podiatry at the hospital and clinic in Albert Lea.

Mayo said it is consolidating services in part to address lower patient volumes and staffing shortages. Consolidating services will help the system “strengthen rural health care delivery and ensure safe, high-quality and sustainable care for generations to come,” Mayo said.

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A Mayo spokesperson said its changes will allow it to focus o

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