Mayo Clinic COVID-19 Testing Response
Mayo Clinic realizes and shares the ongoing challenges in responding to the need for increased access to COVID-19 testing. We have been communicating frequently with state and federal officials as well as our Minnesota peers to understand their needs. Additionally, our teams have been working diligently to obtain the equipment and supplies required to increase the number of tests [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 18, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Karl-Anthony Towns donation to help slam COVID-19
Today, Minnesota Timberwolves Center Karl-Anthony Towns announced he will be donating $100,000 to Mayo Clinic which has begun rolling out a test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19. "Our team has been working around the clock for the past month to develop a test for COVID-19," says Dr. William Morice II, chair of the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 15, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic develops test to detect COVID-19 infection
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic has developed a test that can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in clinical samples. The SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. The test, "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2), Molecular Detection" has been fully validated. Data from this test will be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for review and emergency use authorization. [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 11, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic president and CEO participates in the Coronavirus Task Force meeting
Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic, attended a meeting on Wednesday, March 11, convened by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. The task force is led by Vice President Mike Pence and the meeting included Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other hospital sector leaders. The [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 11, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
High cost of insulin has life-or-death implications for diabetic patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The most commonly used forms of insulin cost 10 times more in the U.S. than in any other developed country, according to a commentary in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. This prohibitive cost is causing some U.S. patients with Type 1 diabetes to ration the amount of insulin they use, with life-threatening implications. The [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - January 1, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic radiologists take procedural practice into the future
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Looking to the future, radiologists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester saw an opportunity to bring several disparate tools together into a unified space to serve complementary roles in sophisticated, minimally invasive cancer treatments. The Hybrid Procedural Suite was designed primarily to advance the evolving practice of tumor ablation -- a needle-based treatment [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 1, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic receives $15 million gift to jump-start new ideas, transform patient care
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- After giving $200 million to Mayo Clinic -- the largest gift in the organization's history -- noted philanthropist Jay Alix has extended his generosity with an additional $15 million endowed gift. The fund will provide resources directed by the Mayo Clinic president and CEO to advance innovative ideas with the potential to [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 29, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo scientists reverse fibrosis in preclinical studies
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In cell and mouse models, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have identified a way to slow and reverse the process of uncontrolled internal scarring, called fibrosis. This disease process has few effective therapies, no cure and can be fatal when it occurs in organs such as the liver (cirrhosis) or lungs (pulmonary [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 29, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Drop off medications, electronic cigarette devices at Take Back Day
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Need to get rid of unwanted prescription medications but not sure where to take them? Dispose of them safely during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 26. Also, e-cigarette vaping devices and cartridges will be accepted during the event for the first time. More than 10 million Americans misused [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 22, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic announces 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The recipients of the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award have been named: S. Ann Colbourne, M.D.Timothy O'Brien, M.D.; Ph.D.Franklyn Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D.Patricia Simmons, M.D.Joseph Szurszewski, Ph.D.Enrique Wolpert, M.D. The award was established in 1981 to acknowledge and show appreciation for exceptional contributions of Mayo Clinic alumni to the field of medicine. People [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 21, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Police-Assisted Recovery project wins Mayo Clinic Shared Value Award
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A law enforcement-led effort to help people struggling with drug addiction get on the path to sobriety will get a $30,000 boost. The Police-Assisted Recovery project is the winner of the Mayo Clinic Shared Value Award. The project was one of three finalists competing for grant dollars. Community members and Mayo Clinic [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 20, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Program to host family event
WHAT "Feel the Beat," will bring together families, advocates, researchers and clinicians to learn about and raise awareness of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a rare and complex form of congenital heart disease. In this disease, the left side of a child's heart is severely underdeveloped. The event, now in its seventh year, connects those [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 8, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Helping Others Heal: 100 years since the Mayo Clinic Deed of Gift
One hundred years ago Mayo Clinic was transformed from a private partnership into a not-for-profit medical center through philanthropy. On Oct. 8, 1919, Dr. William J. Mayo and his wife, Hattie, along with Dr. Charles H. Mayo and his wife, Edith, donated the majority of their life savings in addition to the land, buildings and equipment that made [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 8, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Construction updates on Mayo Clinic Rochester subway system
Mayo Clinic recently announced a project to upgrade portions of the pedestrian subway in downtown Rochester. Updates will be provided here at various points along the project timeline. Creating a more inviting experience The yearlong project, which is scheduled to begin in early November, will enhance the subways with: More lightInviting decor New amenities, such [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 6, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic plans renovations to make downtown pedestrian subways more welcoming
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The pedestrian subways that make it easy and convenient to get around Mayo Clinic in downtown Rochester are about to get a major upgrade. The improvements in six subway areas will lighten and brighten the experience for Mayo Clinic visitors and staff, creating more attractive areas for people to connect, rest and [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - October 6, 2019 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
