Mayo Clinic responds to next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in Minnesota
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced on Friday, March 26, that COVID-19 vaccination eligibility is expanding to all state residents 16 and older, regardless of health condition on Tuesday, March 30. As a result, Mayo Clinic is moving to the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in Minnesota. This announcement comes as Minnesota anticipates a significant increase [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 26, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic, Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborate to benefit patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher Scientific have joined forces to bring innovative solutions to patients by accelerating clinical validation, and commercialization of selected next-generation sequencing (NGS), mass spectrometry and immunology diagnostic tools. The Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory in One Discovery Square, which is part of the Destination Medical Center initiative, will be the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 25, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert Alert: Precision medicine, digital technology hold potential as powerful tools against tuberculosis
World Tuberculosis Day is March 24 ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The global fight against tuberculosis is gaining some powerful tools. Precision medicine -- already used to personalize diagnosis and treatment of noncommunicable diseases such as cancer -- and health care technologies such as telemedicine have the potential to advance the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, says [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 22, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Lack of diversity in genomic databases may affect therapy selection for minority groups
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Low representation of minority groups in public genomic databases may affect therapy selection for Black patients with cancer, according to new Mayo Clinic research published in npj Precision Oncology. The researchers investigated the use of genomic databases and found that tumor mutation burden was significantly inflated in Black patients compared to White [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 19, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
$60 million gift to Mayo Clinic will accelerate efforts to transform health care delivery in Minnesota
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A generous gift of $60 million from philanthropist Helene Houle of St. Paul, Minnesota, will enable Mayo Clinic to accelerate its efforts to transform health care delivery in Minnesota. In honor of the gift, Mayo Clinic will name the recently completed patient bed tower at Mayo Clinic Hospital -- Rochester, Saint Marys [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 15, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Express Care expands hours at north location; video visits, self-scheduling now offered
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The north location of Mayo Clinic Express Care, located in Hy-Vee at 4221 West Circle Drive, is now open weekends from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patients without COVID-19 symptoms can be seen at this location for acute care needs through scheduled and walk-in appointments. In addition to new weekend hours, Mayo [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 9, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expert Alert: Risk for chronic kidney disease even more critical due to COVID-19 pandemic
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- An estimated 1 in 10 people worldwide have chronic kidney disease, but most of them don't know it. That lack of awareness is especially concerning because people with chronic kidney disease who are infected with COVID-19 are at higher risk for serious illness. It is important that people understand their risk for [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - March 8, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Minnesota Partnership awards 5 collaborative research grants for 2021
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics announced today their 2021 research awardees. This marks the partnership's 17th year of spearheading new scientific ideas from Minnesota to improve the health of, and health care for, Minnesotans. The state-funded grants for these team science proposals total nearly $5 million. Some of these proposals include: [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - January 21, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic announces 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic announces the recipients of its 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards: Miguel Cabanela, M.D.John Cooke, M.D., Ph.D.David Holmes Jr., M.D.Edward Laws Jr., M.D.Robert Rizza, M.D.Nicholas Talley, M.D., Ph.D. The award was established in 1981 to acknowledge and show appreciation for exceptional contributions of Mayo Clinic alumni to medicine. People who have received [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - January 12, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Laboratories and American Hospital Dubai announce strategic partnership
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Mayo Clinic Laboratories and American Hospital Dubai announce a strategic partnership aimed at improving advanced laboratory diagnostics in the Dubai region. Under the agreement, the two organizations will begin delivering laboratory testing through a collaboration based out of American Hospital Dubai in early 2021."Our goal for this relationship is to offer advanced [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - January 7, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Nursing at Mayo Clinic in Rochester awarded Magnet designation for sixth time
On Dec. 16, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) notified the Department of Nursing in Rochester that it had achieved its sixth designation as a Magnet Nursing Program by a unanimous vote. Jeanette Ives Erickson, chair of the commission on Magnet Recognition, congratulated the nurses at Mayo Clinic Rochester during a phone call saying, "You [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 18, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Team among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
In February, a team of five health care staff members donned personal protective equipment and prepared to care for a Mayo Clinic patient considered to be at high risk of having COVID-19. Ten months later, as part of a multidisciplinary team that has cared for hundreds of patients with COVID-19, the same five staff members [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 18, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Signs Midwest COVID-19 surge may be leveling off as Mayo Clinic prepares for first round of vaccinations
Dr. Amy W. Williams, executive dean of practice for Mayo Clinic, says there are good signs that suggest the COVID-19 surge may be leveling off in Mayo Clinic's Midwest regions. However, it doesn't mean people should let their guard down. Watch: Dr. Amy W. Williams gives an update on the COVID-19 surge. https://youtu.be/ltgc5MEqlF4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 9, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Single, streamlined process for patients being tested for COVID-19, other respiratory illnesses
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- As fall and winter begin, patients will increasingly experience illnesses with symptoms similar to COVID-19. Mayo Clinic wants to help patients get answers quickly and easily. Starting Tuesday, Dec. 8, Mayo Clinic will combine the triage and testing process for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For some children, the process also [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - December 8, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic launches COVID-19 Vaccine Registry to identify people interested in participating in vaccine clinical trials
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic has launched a COVID-19 Vaccine Registry that will identify people interested in participating in upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. People who add their name to the registry may be contacted in the future to determine if they are eligible to participate in a COVID-19 vaccine trial at Mayo Clinic.Around the [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - November 23, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
