Mayo Clinic reported a solid performance in 2011 on Feb. 23 and shared plans for growth in services and programs to meet the needs of tomorrow's patients in new and different ways.
Mayo Clinic has evolved to become a vast not-for-profit national and international medical organization that treats one million patients each year, with annual revenues of $8.5 billion. Mayo Clinic's more than 58,000 employees provide essential healthcare services to patients from more than 135 countries.
"Mayo Clinic creates, connects and applies integrated medical knowledge to deliver the best healthcare, health guidance and health information to people everywhere," said John Noseworthy, Mayo Clinic president and CEO, in a written statement. "Our employees make the impossible possible for our patients every day. Their dedication to our mission makes me confident about how we will redefine the future of healthcare."
As an example, in 2011, Mayo Clinic launched the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a network of provider organizations that have access to Mayo expertise and physicians to help them care for their patients closer to home whenever possible. Altru Health System, in Grand Forks, N.D., was the first member to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Kingman Regional Medical Center in Kingman, Ariz., has also been added to the network.
Noseworthy says that to continue to advance its mission, Mayo Clinic must create even tighter links between research and patient care.
"We never give up until we find answers for our patients," he said in a press release. "Our unique environment brings together the best in patient care, groundbreaking research and innovative medical education."
One way Mayo is making tighter connections between research and patient care is with the creation of Mayo Clinic's three new centers: the Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, the Center for Individualized Medicine and the Center for Regenerative Medicine.
"These three new centers represent strategic investments in the future of healthcare," said Noseworthy. "By making these investments, we can reduce costs, advance medicine and enhance both individual and population health."
Another example of delivering care in new ways is Mayo Clinic's Telestroke Network, which serves rural residents in geographic areas without access to neurological expertise. Mayo Clinic in Arizona started the telemedicine stroke program when statistics revealed that 40 percent of Arizona residents did not live in an area with stroke expertise. The program uses a digital video camera and Internet telecommunications to perform live, real-time audiovisual consultations on patients who have suffered an acute stroke. Studies show it is cost-effective and improves outcomes for patients.
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