Mayo Clinic

History

This clinic is named after Dr William Worrall Mayo who was born in England and emigrated to America in 1846. Mother Alfred Moes, a nun of the order "Sisters of Saint Francis", invited Dr Mayo and his two suns, William J and Charles H Mayo to join with them to build the 27-bed Saint Marys Hospital in Minnesota. This was opened in 1889.

By 1892 more doctors were joining the Mayos as they developed a reputation for team work, accurate diagnosis and treatment. It was only a matter of time before the Mayo's Clinic became know as the Mayo Clinic.

See the links below for a more detailed history of the Mayo Clinic.

Locations

The world renound Mayo Clinic has 3 locations in the United States:

• Rochester, Minnesota
  This is where the Mayo Clinic is based. It consists of the Mayo Clinic, Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital. They offer a broad range of services in virtually all medical and surgical specialities.
• Jacksonville, Florida
  The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is affiliated with Saint Luke's Hospital where patients who need hospitalization are admitted.
• Scottsdale, Arizona
  Follows the pattern of emphasising the team approach to solving medical problems in numerous medical and surgical disciplines.

The Mayo Clinic of South Africa

Located west of Johannesburg, the Mayo Clinic of South Africa was founded by Dr Wypke Wypkema in 1974. There is no reference we could find to say whether or not this is associated with the Mayo Clinics in the USA so we haven't provided a link for the moment.

Mayo Private Hospital, Australia

As far as we can tell this has nothing to do with the Mayo Clinic. It is an accredited Surgical and Medical Hospital serving the people of the Manning River District for 71 years. We only hope that their service is a lot better than their website! We haven't provided a link here so that it won't be confused with the Mayo Clinic.

The Mayo Clinic Diet Myth

This has nothing to do with the Mayo Clinic and you will find this quote on the Mayo clinic website:

"don't believe any of these diets. They did not originate at Mayo Clinic and are not approved by Mayo Clinic."

Reference

• Dr William Worrall Mayo and the History of the Mayo Clinic.
• Mayo Clinic - the Mayo Clinic home page
• Rochester Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
• Jacksonville Mayo Clinic, Florida
• Scottsdale Mayo Clinic, Arizona
• Medical and Health Information
• The Mayo Clinic of South Africa
• Mayo Private Hospital, Australia
• The Mayo Clinic Diet Myth

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