Mayo again ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & amp; World Report
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic Children's Center has again been ranked as the top-performing children's hospital in the five state region including the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin on U.S. News& World Report's 2020-2021 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. "As in years past, the Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranks among the top Children's Hospitals in [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - June 15, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic launches neutralizing antibody test to advance COVID-19 therapies
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic has launched a new SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody test in support of the national Expanded Access Program for Convalescent Plasma and other critical research efforts to establish effective therapies and vaccines for COVID-19. The test will be available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories to select labs, blood banks, and biopharma clients in [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - June 10, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Health care leaders urge patients to seek necessary care
Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO, joined Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., chief executive and president of the Cleveland Clinic, in a public call for patients not to delay needed health care or screenings. In a New York Times Opinion piece, Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO, and Tomislav Mihaljevic, M.D., chief executive and president [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - June 9, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic No. 7 in DiversityInc's Top Hospitals and Health Systems ranking
Mayo Clinic has been named to DiversityInc's 2020 Top Specialty List for Hospitals and Health Systems ranking. The DiversityInc survey assesses how U.S. companies with more than 1,000 staff members manage diversity.  "For more than 150 years, people from different backgrounds have turned to Mayo Clinic for hope and healing, and we know that each patient's journey [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - May 6, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo hospitals again receive 'A' grades for patient safety
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Seven Mayo Clinic hospitals scored high marks for safety -- earning an "A" for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. "This recognition goes to our staff and teams who work tirelessly to safely prepare and care for patients," [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Voluntary public disclosure on the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic submitted a financial narrative related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) website on Friday, April 24. EMMA is funded and operated by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the self-regulatory organization charged by Congress with promoting a fair and efficient municipal securities market. The [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 23, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic partners with state of Minnesota, University of Minnesota on breakthrough COVID-19 initiative
Mayo Clinic joined Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcom, the University of Minnesota, and other health system leaders to announce a breakthrough initiative to provide rapid, widespread testing for COVID-19 in Minnesota. The goal of this statewide strategy is to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed cases to limit the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A podcast: Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches serology testing
A new serology test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories is being used to identify the presence of immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The serology test is intended only to detect antibodies to the virus. It does not diagnose recent or active infection. Mayo Clinic Laboratories also offers a molecular test to diagnose very recent [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Army of Mayo employees come together to identify COVID-19 exposures within hours
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Immediately identifying health care workers exposed to a patient with COVID-19, and quickly assessing their risk of contraction is critical to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In less than two weeks, Mayo Clinic has implemented a streamlined process and created electronic tools to close that loop within an average of [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 13, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Navigating the new world of COVID-19 with virtual appointments
This article is written and contributed by the Mayo Clinic News Center As COVID-19 continues to upend life as most people know it,?Dr. Seth Gregory, a pediatrician [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 3, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic named national site for Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic will be the lead institution providing coordinated access to investigational convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with severe or life-threatening COVID-19, or those at high risk of progression to severe or life-threatening disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the designation on Friday, April 3. Convalescent plasma refers to blood [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 2, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Autonomous shuttles help transport COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? For the first time in the U.S., autonomous vehicles are being used to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida. At a time when health care resources and staff are stretched thin, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has partnered with Beep and NAVYA to use autonomous vehicles to [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - April 1, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic to protect staff pay during COVID-19 pandemic response
Mayo Clinic is committed to supporting our staff while we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why Mayo Clinic announced on Monday a staffing and pay protection program for our allied health staff. The program guarantees that allied health staff will continue to be paid their current rate of pay for normally scheduled hours [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - March 22, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic names chief digital officer to lead transformative digital strategy, create Center for Digital Health
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- After an extensive nationwide search, Mayo Clinic has named Rita Khan chief digital officer, Mayo Clinic. Khan will guide Mayo Clinic's strategy as it prepares for transformative changes in the digital space. As Mayo Clinic's first chief digital officer, Khan will be responsible for digital strategy, establishing the Mayo Clinic Center for [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - December 22, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic, W. L. Gore & amp; Associates announce Avobis Bio, a joint venture for new regenerative therapies
ROCHESTER, Minn., and NEWARK, Del. -- Mayo Clinic and W. L. Gore& Associates Inc., a global materials science company, have formed a joint venture to advance the development of implantable cell therapies to treat debilitating conditions with no cure. Avobis Bio will combine Mayo Clinic's clinical and cell expertise and Gore's expertise in material [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Business News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Business News - December 9, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news