ALBERT LEA —Lt. Gov. Tina Smith is slated  to meet with local government officials and leaders of the Save Our Hospital group today about Mayo Clinic’s plans to transition most inpatient services from Albert Lea to Austin.

The meeting will not be open to the public or  news media, but is slated to take place at 1:30 p.m.

Mariah Lynne, chairwoman of the Save Our Hospital organization, said members of the group began reaching out to Smith last week to make sure she was aware of the impact of the hospital system’s announcement in June.