Mayo Clinic researchers to study if hands-free camera in space can monitor vital signs
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.? Astronauts intermittently monitor their vital signs in space for experiments, partly because continuous monitoring requires multiple contact points on the body and the use of cumbersome batteries. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic?s Florida campus are studying a device to be launched into space that is designed to use a small, inexpensive camera fitted [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - August 23, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic simulation center receives top accreditation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.? The Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at?Mayo Clinic's Florida campus?has earned accreditation in the area of teaching and education by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in Washington, D.C. The center is one of only 100 in the world to be recognized as having the highest quality standards [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - July 9, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Hurricane Safety Series: Well-being during a storm
The Atlantic?hurricane season?runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. In this second part of a four-part series, review some medical safety steps to consider when you're in a hurricane. Preparation is critical in?weathering a hurricane. But, while planning is important,?Dr. Michael Boniface, an emergency medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, offers several reminders to help ensure [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - May 30, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Hurricane Safety Series: Prepping for a storm
Tropical Storm Alberto was a few days early, as the Atlantic?hurricane season?runs from June 1 to Nov. 30. In this first of a four-part series, Mayo Clinic experts provide health and safety measures to consider when preparing before a severe weather event. While most people tend to focus their preparations on having an adequate supply [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - May 29, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic opens new simulation skills lab to help staff learn, perfect clinical procedures
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.? A new procedural skills lab in the Mayo Clinic J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Simulation Center at?Mayo Clinic in Florida will help staff learn and perfect various clinical procedures, including joint arthroscopy, spinal taps and kidney removal. In addition, participants in the lab will experiment, learn and refine new procedures on tissue [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - May 1, 2018 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic donates $500,000 to assist Hurricane Irma relief efforts
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? Mayo Clinic has donated $500,000 to assist emergency relief efforts following the effects of Hurricane Irma in Northeast Florida and communities throughout Florida. ?We are saddened by the devastation and loss suffered by many people across Florida as a result of Hurricane Irma,? says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - September 18, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Florida Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program earns national accreditation renewal
The Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program of Mayo Clinic?s Florida campus, Nemours Children?s Specialty Care, Jacksonville, and Wolfson Children?s Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation renewal through November 2019 by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. The foundation awarded the accreditation renewal after a rigorous process of inspection of all collection, clinical [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - March 13, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic named to Fortune?s ?100 Best Companies to Work For? list
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Fortune named Mayo Clinic to its 2017 list of the ?100 Best Companies to Work For,? ranking it No. 84. Mayo was No. 86 in 2016. This is Mayo?s 14th consecutive year on the list, which recognizes companies that rate highly with staff. ?Each staff member makes Mayo Clinic a great place [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - March 8, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic earns top honor for chest pain care
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? Mayo Clinic?s Florida campus has earned The Joint Commission?s Gold Seal of Approval for Chest Pain Certification, which designates high-quality, safe and effective care. This new certification is a hallmark of excellence and signifies a well-run disease management program. This certification is one of the few that has been awarded in the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - March 1, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic publishes genetic screen for Alzheimer?s in African-Americans
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? A Mayo Clinic research team has found a new gene mutation that may be a risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer?s disease in African-Americans. This is the first time this gene has been implicated in the development of this disease in this population. Alzheimer?s disease has been understudied in African-Americans, despite the fact [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - February 27, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic to test vaccine designed to provide immune response against early breast lesions
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? Only about 35 percent of precancerous breast lesions morph into cancer if untreated, but physicians cannot identify which lesions are potentially dangerous. So all women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ undergo traditional therapy of surgery and possibly hormonal therapy and radiation. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers are about to test a vaccine [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - January 31, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
10 years of The Donna: Running for a cure
For 10 years, runners have gathered every February to participate in the 26.2 with Donna. It?s a marathon to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research and care. Founder Donna Deegan is a three-time breast cancer survivor who was treated at Mayo Clinic. With funds from the marathon and related events, Donna ??and thousands [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - January 23, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic researchers find protein that weakens severe sepsis immune reaction
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? No effective therapy exists today for sepsis, an inflammatory storm that afflicts about 3 million Americans a year ? killing up to half. But now, investigators at Mayo Clinic?s campus in Florida have identified a key molecule that, in mice, helps protect the body?s central nervous system against the runaway inflammation. Based [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - January 9, 2017 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic finds myocarditis caused by infection on rise globally
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ? Myocarditis, an assortment of heart disorders often caused by infection and inflammation, is known to be difficult to diagnose and treat. But the picture of who is affected is becoming a little clearer. Men may be as much as twice as likely as women to develop severe and possibly fatal reactions. And [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - November 28, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Rare kidney disease prompts new treatment options
After diabetes and high blood pressure, glomerulonephritis is the third leading cause of kidney failure in the U.S., according to the U.S. Renal Data System. Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a disease that damages the tiny filters in the kidneys called and can affect individuals of all ages, gender, and race or ethnicity.?These filters get inflamed, which [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - November 22, 2016 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
