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The MDCenter offers a comprehensive clinic for Muscular Dystrophy (MD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Patients and Families at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.
Clinic Location
Phillips-Wagensteen Building
1st Floor, Clinic 1A
516 Delaware St., SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Billing
You will receive two separate invoices for each clinic visit:
University of Minnesota Physicians Invoice:
This is the fee for the services provided by the physician or nurse practitioner. If you have questions regarding this invoice, please call 612-782-6400.
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview Invoice:
This is the fee for room and clinic resources that are provided by the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview. If you have questions regarding this invoice, please call 612-672-5330.
Insurance Filing Information and Patient Referral
Please be prepared to provide insurance information at the time you check into the clinic. Co-pays, as dictated by your insurance plan, and deposits for self-pays are due at the time service is provided. We accept major credit cards, checks, or cash for these services. If your health coverage requires a referral for coverage of medical service, obtain a referral from the appropriate provider in advance. Most referrals cannot be obtained after the visit has occurred and, in the absence of a referral, some plans will pay at a lower benefit level and you will be responsible for the difference. Please contact our billing office at 612-626-6823or 612-624-7682 if you have questions regarding the referral process. The Fairview Clinics site can be found at: http://fairview.org/clinics.
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The MDA offers financial assistance with clinic visits and other patient health care needs. An MDA representative is available for consultation at every patient visit. For further information about MDA Services, please contact the regional Health Care Coordinator at 952-841-0533.
Parking
Clinic Parking
A six-level parking ramp is located near the intersection of Delaware and Harvard streets on the University of Minnesotacampus. The ramp is connected by an underground walkway to the Phillips-Wangensteen Buildingby way of the Masonic CancerCenter, and to the entrance of Fairview-University Medical Center/Fairview-University Children's Hospital. A courtesy cart with a driver is also available in the walkway from 7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. to provide transportation to the outpatient clinic area or to the hospital; there is no charge for this service.
To be charged the reduced patient and visitor parking rate at this ramp, remember to have your parking ramp ticket validated at the clinic.
For recorded information on directions to the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview, call 612-626-2424.
Parking and Wheelchairs for the Handicapped:
Parking spaces for the handicapped are available in the hospital parking ramp. There is a charge for parking; a reduced rate is available for clinic patients. Please bring your ticket with you to your appointment for validation. For information about assistance with transport from the ramp to the clinic, please contact our parking ramp manager at 612-624-4665.
Between the Malcolm Moos Towerand the Phillips-Wangensteen Building, there are six parking spaces, three on either side of Delaware Street, designated for handicapped use.
Wheelchairs are available in the clinic or ramp entrances. You may also ask staff at any information desk to call for a wheelchair.
