PHOENIX — The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees re-elected two members, elected two internal members and recognized four emeritus trustees at its quarterly meeting on Friday, Feb. 15.

“It's an exciting time for Mayo Clinic, and our trustees play a crucial role in helping us shape Mayo Clinic's future,” says Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO. “As we plan now for the year 2030, health care disruption also will come faster. The expertise and perspectives of our trustees will help us build Mayo Clinic's future from a position of strength.”

The board re-elected two trustees:

• Michael Powell, who joined the board in 2011, was re-elected as a public trustee to a four-year term. He is president and CEO of The Internet & Television Association. Powell was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2001 to 2005 and a member of the Federal Communications Commission for eight years.
• Paula Menkosky, chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, who has been a board member since 2016. She was re-elected to a one-year term. Menkosky is responsible for Mayo Clinic operations in Arizona in partnership with Lois Krahn, M.D., Interim CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

The board elected two internal trustees to four-year terms:

• Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D. is chair of the Department of Neurology, the Eugene and Marcia Applebaum Professor of Neurosciences, and past associate director of the Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology at Mayo Clinic.
• Christina Zorn, J.D., chief administrative officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida, is responsible for Mayo Clinic operations in Florida in partnership with Kent Thielen, M.D., CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida.

The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees recognized and honored five emeritus trustees:

• William George, a senior fellow at Harvard Business School and author of numerous leadership books, has served as a trustee since 2012. He is the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic.
• Wyatt Decker, M.D., who retired as CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona in January, has been a trustee since 2011. Dr. Decker's Mayo career spanned 30 years, beginning in medical school.
• John Noseworthy, M.D., who retired in December 2018 after serving as Mayo Clinic's president and CEO. He served as a trustee since 2009. Dr. Noseworthy served Mayo Clinic for 28 years, nine as president and CEO.
• Veronique Roger, M.D. is the Elizabeth C. Lane and Nadine M. Zimmerman Professor of Internal Medicine. She has served Mayo Clinic for more than 26 years as a cardiologist, epidemiologist and outcomes researcher. She has served as trustee since 2011.
• Mary Jo Williamson, who is vice chair, administration, Mayo Clinic, has served as a trustee since 2013. Williamson has served in various leadership positions during her 25-year Mayo Clinic career.

The Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees, a 31-member group of public representatives and Mayo Clinic physicians and administrators, is responsible for patient care, medical education and research at Mayo Clinic's campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, as well as Mayo Clinic Health System, a network of clinics and hospitals serving more than 60 communities in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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PHOENIX – To meet the increasing demand to treat patients with complex health conditions in the growing Southwest, Mayo Clinic announces a $648 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its Phoenix campus over five years.

The Arizona Forward Project will add 1.4 million square feet of building space (to the existing 1.7 million) with expanded clinical capacity, support services and infrastructure at the campus located near Loop 101 and 56^th Street in North Phoenix.

The expansion plan increases the number of inpatient beds from 280 to 374 by 2023 and creates close to 2,000 new jobs, including nearly 200 physicians by 2029.

“Patients recognize that Mayo Clinic provides some of the best and safest care in the United States. Growing our facilities in Arizona to accommodate increased demand is essential,” says Wyatt W. Decker, M.D., Vice President, Mayo Clinic, and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, which was recently again ranked No. 1 in the state by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, and is the only Arizona medical center on the prestigious U. S. News Honor Roll. “Mayo’s commitment to the health and vitality of Arizona began when we saw our first patient in Arizona more than 30 years ago. Arizona Forward represents our commitment for the next several decades and beyond – innovating to improve the physical health of patients and the economic health of the state we call home.”

The highlights of the expansion include a new six-story patient tower; a three-floor addition to the existing four-story Mayo Clinic Building; a new three-story building to house an expanded Emergency and other departments; expanded patient and infrastructure space; and additional parking.

Arizona Forward is a five-year project with new patient areas projected to open as early as June 2020, culminating with the final phase opening in April 2023.

News of Mayo Clinic’s expansion was welcomed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey who said it will support the state in a variety of ways.

“Mayo Clinic’s presence in Arizona has propelled our state’s health care and bioscience industry, and their enhanced investment is another sign that this industry is thriving,” says Gov. Ducey. “Not only will those of us in Arizona be served by expanded services at Mayo Clinic, but it will further secure Arizona as a global destination for excellence in health care.”

As a premier destination medical center in the Southwest, Mayo Clinic has experienced significant campus growth in Arizona over the last five years. Expansion projects on the campus have included the consolidated Cancer Center in the new Mayo Clinic Building, the Proton Beam Facility and the Image Guided Operating Rooms. Other factors that have supported the growth of Mayo’s Arizona practice include increasing specialization in cancer care, neurosurgery, cardiovascular disease and transplant, along with new and expanding insurance contracts.

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, was recently ranked No. 1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area, and No. 11 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. This marks the second time Mayo Clinic has been recognized with two hospitals on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals Honor Roll," which includes the top 20 hospitals in the nation. Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota, ranked No. 1 nationally.

Since opening its Scottsdale, Arizona location more than 30 years ago and its hospital in Phoenix in 1998, Mayo Clinic has grown to become a vital part of health care and medical research in Arizona and throughout the Southwest. Mayo Clinic has brought many medical innovations to Arizona, including Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Arizona Campus, the development of the first proton beam therapy program in the Southwest, and pioneering work in regenerative medicine and individualized medicine. Also, within the past year, Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus has grown to become one of the largest organ transplant programs in the U.S., and the hospital’s nursing program has received Magnet quality status from the American Nurses Association.

Expansion Details Overview

New Structures:

• Six-story patient tower featuring new patient rooms, clinical and rehab space and an outpatient surgical center
• Three-story building to house expanded Emergency Department, Laboratory Medicine, Radiology and Pharmacy
• Central plant building to support additional building square footage
• 1,000-space underground patient parking garage
• 1,600-space multilevel staff parking garage
• Tunnel connecting existing hospital basement with west expansion basement for equipment, material and staff flow

Current Structure Expansion:

• Mayo Clinic Building will grow from three to seven stories for current and future clinical services

Capacity Impact:

• Inpatient capacity will increase by 94 beds, allowing growth in critical care, intermediate, medical/surgical and rehabilitation beds
• Surgical capacity will increase by five operating rooms, in the hospital and in the outpatient surgical center, as well as expansion of Pre-op/Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Surgical Pathology and Central Sterile spaces
• The Emergency Department will increase from 26 to 57 beds, with an adjoining 24-bed Observation Unit
• An incremental 130,000 square feet of ambulatory clinical space will be added
• Expansion of important clinical programs such as Radiology, Apheresis, Dialysis, Ambulatory Infusion Center, Pulmonary Rehab, Pain Rehab and Pain Clinic
• Doubling the capacity of Laboratory Medicine
• Increasing Endoscopy capacity
• Increased support space for Pharmacy, Food Services, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Services and the cafeteria

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Arizona hospital in the nation’s top 15 and 11 of its specialty areas ranked nationally

PHOENIX ─ Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona is again ranked No. 1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area, and No. 11 nationally by U.S. News & World Report. This marks the second time Mayo Clinic has been recognized with two hospitals on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals Honor Roll," which includes the top 20 hospitals in the nation. Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota, ranked No. 1 nationally. The results were announced today on the U.S. News & World Report web site.

Watch: Dr. Wyatt Decker discusses the U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites with Dr. Decker are in the downloads.

Since opening its Scottsdale, Arizona, location more than 30 years ago and its hospital in Phoenix in 1998, Mayo Clinic has grown to become a vital part of Arizona and the Southwest. Mayo Clinic has brought many medical innovations to Arizona, including Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Arizona Campus, the development of the first proton beam therapy program in the Southwest, and pioneering work in regenerative medicine and individualized medicine. Also, within the past year, Mayo Clinic's Arizona campus has grown to become the largest organ transplant program in the U.S., and the hospital's nursing program has received Magnet quality status from the American Nurses Association.

This is the sixth consecutive year that Mayo Clinic has been ranked No. 1 in Arizona. Hospitals included in the U.S. News & World Report report are part of an elite group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according to the magazine. Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona ranked nationally in 11 specialties:

• Cancer
• Cardiology and Heart Surgery
• Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Gastroenterology and Gastroenterologic Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Nephrology
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology
• Urology

“We’re not a large hospital, so to be recognized among the best hospitals nationally speaks to the continued focus on quality, safety and service by our skilled and compassionate staff who place patients' needs first every day,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. "We are proud to be the leader of academic medicine in the Southwest and will continue to be a beacon of excellence in medical research, education and patient care for Arizona and beyond.”

In addition to the Arizona ranking, Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota earned the No. 1 overall spot nationally on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals Honor Roll." Mayo Clinic also took the No. 1 spots in Florida and Minnesota.

“We are humbled and honored to be recognized by U.S. News & World Report,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO, Mayo Clinic. “This ranking recognizes Mayo Clinic as a destination medical center for patients with complex and serious illnesses, our staff’s total commitment to patient care, and the extraordinary depth and breadth of our medical practice.”

Mayo Clinic’s commitment to quality and collaboration dates back more than 150 years when the Mayo brothers invented the team-based approach to medicine – an approach that is continuously refined over time. Then and now, Mayo Clinic’s experts work closely across specialties to provide comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with the most serious and complex conditions.

Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus provides more than 65 medical and surgical specialties, including programs in cancer treatment, organ transplantation, neurology and cardiology. In Arizona, more than 7,100 Mayo Clinic staff members serve nearly 105,000 patients per year from all 50 states and many countries. Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona is a 268-bed, seven-story facility with more than 12,000 admissions per year and nearly 26,000 Emergency Department visits.

Mayo Clinic has an annual impact on the Arizona economy of more than $2 billion.

This is the 29th year that U.S. News & World Report conducted its rankings, which encompasses 16 medical specialties. U.S. News & World Report analyzes data for 5,000 medical centers to determine the rankings.

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Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.

Media contact:

• Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4222, mcveigh.jim@mayo.edu

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Mayo Clinic has received a $25 million gift from William A. and Carolyn D. Franke and family from Paradise Valley, Arizona. This transformative gift will support scholarships and operations, such as faculty development and curriculum innovation at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine – Arizona Campus. It is the largest contribution in the history of Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus.

In recognition of the gift, the Mayo Clinic Education Center at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona will be named the Mayo Clinic Franke Education Center.

Mr. William (Bill) Franke, one of Arizona’s most prominent business leaders, and his family long have been interested in education and its impact on the Arizona economy. The Franke family was drawn to Mayo Clinic School of Medicine’s commitment to educating diverse learners. This gift will guarantee scholarships are available to recruit the best and brightest students who choose their career based on passion rather than financial concerns or social background.

“We must redefine medical education and advance innovative medical education models if we are to meet the needs of patients and society in the 21st century,” says Fredric Meyer, M.D., executive dean of education, Mayo Clinic. “This gift holds great power to allow Mayo Clinic School of Medicine to advance this journey, allowing the school to continuously valuate and re-engineer the curriculum to provide the best educational programs and learning paradigms available in the world.” Dr. Meyer is the Juanita Kious Waugh Executive Dean for Education.

“The path to becoming a medical doctor is long and challenging,” says Mr. Franke. “Students face years of commitment at a significant financial cost. As a family, we are focused on making that journey less onerous in the hope that qualified, talented and in need students are not discouraged by the financial burden. We want them focused on the medical education that Mayo Clinic School of Medicine can provide.”

Physicians need more than traditional medical skills to succeed in the hospitals of tomorrow. The most promising students are looking for a more rigorous academic experience that incorporates advanced technology and opportunities for supplementary training. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is transforming medical education and research training to improve patient care, accelerate discovery and innovation, and advance the practice of medicine. Through a curriculum dedicated to lifelong education, students at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine learn from world-class faculty to exchange ideas and challenge traditional science with a never-ending quest for new knowledge. This philosophy has garnered the medical school the No. 6 ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Medical Schools.

“This transformative gift from the Franke family provides more than scholarship and operational funding – it supports a foundation for continued growth of innovative and compassionate medicine in the southwest,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “Our vision is that Arizona will become a national destination for medical education in addition to providing medical care for the most complex conditions. Our medical graduates will be innovators and leaders. They will continue to contribute to positive change on the local, national and global levels.”

The medical school is the flagship school of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, one of the largest postgraduate medical education system in North America. The college educates more than 4,000 students annually in four schools. In addition, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development educates 100,000 learners annually.

About Mr. Franke

Mr. Franke is the managing partner of Indigo Partners LLC, a private equity firm focused on investments in air transportation. During Mr. Franke’s business career, he has been the CEO of a Fortune 500 forest products company, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Valley National Bank, now part of Chase Bank, chairman of the Circle K Corp, a large U.S. convenience store company, and CEO of America West Airlines (now part of American Airlines). Mr. Franke is an airline pioneer who is considered by industry experts as the man most responsible for the creation of the ultra-low-cost carrier in the U.S.

Mr. Franke served as the founding chairman of Airplanes Group Ltd., a $5 billion aircraft finance vehicle created from the aircraft portfolio of GPA Group plc., the Irish aircraft leasing company, and supported by GE Capital Aviation Services. He was involved in the 1998 acquisition of GPA (then renamed AerFi Group) by Texas Pacific Group, Inc. and served on AerFi Group's board of directors until it was sold in 2000 to Debis AirFinance. Also, along with an investment group led by David Bonderman, Mr. Franke was an investor in Ryanair DAC before its initial public offering. Mr. Franke was the founding chairman of Tiger Airways Singapore Pte Ltd.; served as chairman of Spirit Airlines Inc. (U.S.); serves as chairman of Frontier Airlines (U.S.), JetSmart Airlines (Chile),and Wizz Air Hungary Ltd., and is a director of Volaris (Mexico); and has served, and currently serves, on several public company boards of directors.

Mr. Franke was born in Texas, raised in Latin America and graduated from high school in Brazil. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University, and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Northern Arizona University. The Frankes' son, David, and his wife, Stephanie, are members of Mayo Clinic’s Arizona Committee of the Leadership Council. These philanthropic ambassadors help forge meaningful and active partnerships with individuals committed to Mayo Clinic’s values, mission, vision and campaign funding priorities.

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About Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Originally established in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1972, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is ranked among the top 10 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. A national medical school with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, it is considered one of the most highly competitive medical schools in the country for admittance. The expansion to a national medical school gives the school the ability to deliver extraordinary medical education and highly diverse clinical experiences to students across all Mayo campuses.

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Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. Learn more about Mayo Clinic. Visit the Mayo Clinic News Network.

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PHOENIX ─ Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona is again ranked No. 1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area, and was named to the “Best Hospital Honor Roll” by U.S. News & World Report. This marks the first time an Arizona hospital has been recognized on the Honor Roll as one of the top 20 in the nation delivering exceptional treatment across multiple areas of care. The results were announced today on the U.S. News & World Report website.

Since opening its Scottsdale, Arizona, location  30 years ago and its hospital in Phoenix in 1998, Mayo Clinic has grown to become a vital part of Arizona and the Southwest, bringing  many medical innovations to Arizona including:

• Mayo Clinic School of Medicine - In June, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine expanded to Arizona, ushering new ideas to improve quality, outcomes and cost, and prepare future doctors to not only deliver, but also administer care.
• Proton beam therapy - Part of Mayo Clinic’s National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, this therapy is a more precise radiological cancer treatment using specialized “pencil beam” technology to eradicate hard-to-reach tumors.
• Regenerative medicine – The Center for Regenerative Medicine harnesses the potential to repair diseased, injured or congenitally defective tissues and organs
• Individualized medicine - The latest discoveries in genomics-based tests and care are brought forward in Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine

Hospitals included in the U.S. News & World Report report are part of an elite group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according to the magazine. Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona ranked nationally in 10 specialties:

• Cancer
• Cardiology and Heart Surgery
• Ear, Nose and Throat
• Gastroenterology and Gastroenterologic Surgery
• Geriatrics
• Nephrology
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology
• Urology

“Recognitions like this are a testament to our skilled and compassionate staff who place patients' needs first every day,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “Mayo Clinic has a long tradition and deep organizational commitment to delivering high-value health care that best meets patients’ needs. Mayo Clinic is a trusted resource for patients. We are proud to be the leader of academic medicine in the Southwest and will continue to be a beacon of excellence in medical research, education and patient care for Arizonans.”

Watch: Dr. Wyatt Decker discusses the U.S. News rankings.

Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites with Dr. Decker and b-roll of the Arizona campus are in the downloads.

In addition to the Arizona ranking, Mayo Clinic’s Rochester, Minnesota, campus earned the No. 1 overall spot nationally on U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals. Mayo Clinic also took the No. 1 spots in Minnesota and Florida.

“Mayo Clinic is consistently top ranked nationwide more often than any other hospital because of the thousands of people here who shared a vision,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO, Mayo Clinic. “Our physicians, scientists, researchers, educators and allied health staff bring their expertise to focus on the individual needs of each patient.”

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Mayo Clinic’s commitment to quality and collaboration dates back more than 150 years when the Mayo brothers invented the team-based approach to medicine – an approach that is continuously refined over time. Then and now, Mayo Clinic’s world-class experts work closely across specialties to provide comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with the most serious and complex conditions.

Mayo Clinic’s in Arizona provides more than 65 medical and surgical specialties, including programs in cancer treatment, organ transplantation, neurology and cardiology. In Arizona, more than 6,800 Mayo Clinic staff members serve nearly 105,000 patients per year from all 50 states and many foreign countries. Mayo Clinic Hospital is a 268-bed, seven-story medical center with more than 12,000 admissions per year and nearly 26,000 Emergency Department visits.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona has annual impact on the Arizona economy of nearly $2 billion.

This is the 28th year that U.S. News & World Report conducted a rankings list, which encompasses 16 medical specialties. U.S. News analyzes data for 5,000 medical centers to determine the rankings.

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About Mayo Clinic 
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, comprehensive care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.

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TEMPE, Arizona, and PHOENIX – Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University have announced the launch of a comprehensive new model for health care education and research: the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care. The goal of the alliance is to innovate health care delivery to improve patient care, accelerate cutting-edge research discoveries, and transform medical education.

The alliance further links two of the Phoenix area’s most recognizable institutions. ASU recently was named the nation’s No. 1 “most innovative” university by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic earned the No. 1 top ranking nationally on 2016 U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals, as well as the No. 1 spots for top hospitals in Arizona and Phoenix, Minnesota and Florida. The formalized alliance provides cohesion to a collection of joint projects, which have evolved over the past decade and sets the stage for many more. This expansion promises growing impact and scale.

Evidence of the alliance soon will rise on land owned by ASU in northeast Phoenix adjacent to Mayo Clinic. ASU is planning to build a 150,000-square-foot Health Solutions Innovation Center to deliver a world-class learning environment. The leading-edge facility will feature a med-tech innovation accelerator, biomedical engineering and informatics research labs, and an education zone. The new facility is scheduled to break ground in 2017.

Listen to this morning's audio news conference

News conference transcript

One key part of the collaboration involves developing highly skilled physicians who can not only provide the finest in medical care, but also help shape and improve our nation’s complicated health care system. The national Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, which is expanding to Mayo’s Arizona campus in 2017, has collaborated with ASU to develop a specialized curriculum and certification in the science of health care delivery jointly conferred with ASU, which students earn concurrent with their medical degree from Mayo Clinic. Students will have the option of continuing beyond the certification to pursue a master’s degree in the science of health care delivery through ASU.

“We are combining our strengths and forming a comprehensive hub for innovation in health sciences, medical education and health care delivery that is informed by real-world experience,” says Michael Crow, Ph.D., president, ASU. “We are developing new systems and new ways of thinking into a design that will produce positive health care outcomes for patients, not only in our community, but across the country.”

For Mayo Clinic, the alliance spans activities in all three aspects of its mission — patient care, education and research — and is an example of public and private sector collaboration in the design, implementation and delivery of high-value health care.

“This formal agreement paves the way for Mayo Clinic and ASU to strategically focus and deepen our mutual engagement across a full range of activities related to our relentless focus on innovation to create the future of health care,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO, Mayo Clinic in Arizona “It is emblematic of the great work we’ve been doing together for 15 years. Our organizations share similar values around serving our local, regional and national communities by delivering real-world solutions to meaningful challenges. Further, we share an enthusiasm for learning and discovery, and we are equally committed to transforming health and health care delivery.”

Since 2003, leaders from ASU and Mayo Clinic have worked together on a series of strategic collaborations, including dual-degree programs, a nursing education program, collaborative joint research projects, and more than 80 joint faculty appointments and numerous joint intellectual property disclosures. Collaborative initiatives have expanded over the years to encompass business, technology and other components of health care, including education.

The Alliance has also caught the attention of leaders in Arizona.

“There is a collaborative spirit in Arizona that sets us apart from the rest of the country, and there is no better example than what Mayo Clinic and ASU have accomplished," says Doug Ducey, Governor of Arizona. "The two organizations are complementary and they draw on each other’s strengths – their cooperation is truly an example for all who want to grow biosciences in Arizona.”

“Phoenix has made a deep commitment to support biomedicine, healthcare and innovation," says Greg Stanton, Mayor of Phoenix. "This Alliance between Mayo Clinic and ASU - two of the most innovative and respected institutions in the country – moves our region in exactly the direction we need to go. It will spur exciting new developments in healthcare education, research and biomedical technology.”

Learn more about the Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care here.

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About the Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care
The alliance is developing comprehensive improvements in the science of health care delivery and practice ─ all toward one goal: continually advancing patient care. Together, the recognized world leader in patient care, education and research, and the nation's No. 1-ranked university for innovation are combining expertise from every corner of health care — doctors to bioengineers to business experts — for an adaptive approach to preparing the next generation of health care pioneers and practitioners in our communities.

About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to medical research and education, and providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.

About ASU
Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American Research University, creating an institution that is committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to the public good, and ASU assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it.

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10 specialty areas in Arizona ranked nationally on the “Best Hospitals” list

PHOENIX — Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix is ranked No. 1 in Arizona and the Phoenix metro area in the annual U.S. News & World Report America’s Best Hospital List released today.

Since opening a clinic in Scottsdale in 1987 and hospital in Phoenix in 1998, Mayo Clinic has grown to become a vital part of Arizona and the Southwest, bringing  many medical innovations to Arizona including:

• Proton beam therapy – part of Mayo Clinic’s National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, this therapy is a more precise radiological cancer treatment using specialized “pencil beam” technology to eradicate hard-to-reach tumors
• Regenerative medicine – harnessing the potential to repair diseased, injured or congenitally defective tissues and organs
• Individualized medicine – bringing forward the latest discoveries in genomics-based tests
• And, soon, the expansion of the Mayo Medical School to Arizona - ushering new ideas to improve quality, outcomes and cost, and to prepare future doctors to not only deliver, but to administer care

Hospitals included in the U.S. News Report are part of an elite group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according to the magazine. Mayo Clinic in Arizona ranked nationally in 10 specialties including: Cancer, Cardiology and Heart Surgery, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology and Gastroenterologic Surgery, Geriatrics, Nephrology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology.

“Recognitions like this are a testament to our skilled and compassionate staff who place patients' needs first every day,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “Mayo Clinic has a long tradition and deep organizational commitment to delivering high-value health care that best meets patients’ needs. We focus on complex care - when your well-being or potentially your life is at stake, Mayo Clinic is a trusted resource for patients. We are proud to be the leader of academic medicine in the Southwest, and will continue to be a beacon of excellence in medical research, education and patient care for Arizonans.”

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4222, mcveigh.jim@mayo.edu

Journalists: B-roll of the Arizona campuses and sound bites from Dr. Decker are in the downloads.
https://youtu.be/eaaIP9aaYr8
Click here for a video of Dr. Decker talking about the recognition

In addition to the Arizona ranking, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., earned the No. 1 overall spot nationally on U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals. Mayo Clinic also took the No. 1 spots in Minnesota and Florida and Jacksonville, Fla.

“We owe our success to our unique system of care as we collaborate across specialties to focus on the individual needs of each patient,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic. “It’s one reason why we consistently receive high rankings in measures like these, and why our patients tell us that the Mayo Clinic experience is unique, providing answers quickly and giving them confidence and hope. This unwavering focus on the patient in everything we do, I believe, is not replicated elsewhere.”

Mayo Clinic’s commitment to quality and collaboration dates back 150 years when the Mayo brothers invented the team-based approach to medicine – an approach that is continuously refined over time. Then and now, Mayo Clinic’s world-class experts work extremely closely across specialties to provide comprehensive and coordinated care for patients with the most serious and complex conditions.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona provides more than 65 medical and surgical specialties including programs in cancer treatment, organ transplantation, neurology and cardiology. In Arizona, a Mayo Clinic staff of more than 6,000 serves nearly 105,000 patients per year from all 50 states and many foreign countries. Mayo Clinic Hospital is a 268-bed, seven-story medical center with more than 12,000 admissions per year and nearly 26,000 emergency department visits.

Mayo Clinic in Arizona has annual impact on the Arizona economy of nearly $2 billion.

This is the 27^th year that U.S. News & World Report conducted a rankings list, which encompasses 16 medical specialties. U.S. News analyzes data for 5,000 medical centers to determine the rankings, which were announced today on the U.S. News web site.

Additional Resources

Minnesota News Release: Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 Hospital Nationwide by U.S. News & World Report

Florida News Release: Mayo Clinic Ranked No. 1 in Florida by U.S. News & World Report

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About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to clinical practice, education and research, providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/.

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Hospitals included in the U.S. News Report such as the Mayo Clinic, are part of an elite group recognized for “breadth of excellence,” according to the magazine. Mayo Clinic in Arizona ranked nationally in 12 specialties including Cancer; Cardiology and Heart Surgery; Diabetes and Endocrinology; Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology and Gastroenterologic Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology and Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Pulmonology and Urology.

“Recognitions like this are a testament to our skilled and compassionate staff who place patients' needs first every day,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president and chief executive officer for Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “Mayo Clinic has a long tradition and deep organizational commitment to delivering high-value health care that best meets patients’ needs. We take great pride in developing the most innovative treatments and care delivery models in an effort to best serve our patients. Examples include the proton beam and new cancer center facility now under construction on our Phoenix campus, as well as our telemedicine programs which are bringing much needed specialty expertise to rural parts of our state.”

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4522, Email: mcveigh.jim@mayo.edu

In addition to the Arizona ranking, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., earned the No. 2 overall spot nationally on U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals.  Mayo Clinic also took the No. 1 spot in Minnesota and the No. 1 rank in the Jacksonville, Fla., area.

“This honor underscores our long-standing commitment to provide the highest quality care that best meets our patients’ needs,” says John Noseworthy, M.D., Mayo Clinic president and CEO. “We owe our success to a staff that dedicates themselves daily to this shared mission.”

There are many external agencies that rate quality in health care, and Mayo Clinic is top ranked for quality by more well-known national assessment organizations than any other academic medical center in the nation.

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About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to medical research and education, and providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/.

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The Mayo Clinic Care Network extends Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise to physicians and providers interested in working together in the best interest of their patients. TMC physicians will now be able to connect with Mayo Clinic specialists on questions of patient care using an electronic consulting technique called eConsults. TMC physicians also will have access to Mayo-vetted medical information through the AskMayoExpert database. These tools, in addition to health care consulting, will help TMC provide the best care for its patients as well as improve its systems and the health of the community.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4222, Email: newsbureau@mayo.edu

Alicia Moura, Tucson Medical Center, 520-324-2174, Email: alicia.moura@tmcaz.com

Rick Anderson, M.D., chief medical officer at Tucson Medical Center, says TMC’s membership in the network allows physicians to collaborate and access the expertise that is a hallmark of Mayo Clinic, even as patients continue receiving care as close to home as possible.

“The foundation for this relationship is a shared treatment philosophy that is focused on best practices and evidence-based medical care,” Dr. Anderson says. “We look forward to the resources that this collaboration will bring to the high-value care we already provide our patients.”

“We’re proud to welcome the Tucson Medical Center care team to the Mayo Clinic Care Network,” says Wyatt Decker, M.D., vice president, Mayo Clinic, and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona. “Building a closer relationship with Tucson Medical Center through the Care Network provides an opportunity for our two organizations to work together in new ways to provide specialized care, which ultimately enhances the lives of patients throughout Southern Arizona.”

Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Care Network members share a common philosophy, commitment and mission to improve the delivery of health care. The network recognizes that people prefer to get their health care close to home. The main goal of the network is to help people gain the benefits of Mayo Clinic expertise without having to travel to a Mayo Clinic facility.

“As an independent, nonprofit community hospital, Tucson Medical Center has a long history of building collaborative relationships that enable us to better meet the needs of our community,” says Judy Rich, TMC’s president and CEO.

The Mayo Clinic Care Network represents non-ownership relationships. Members are like-minded organizations that share a goal of improving the delivery of health care in their communities through high-quality, collaborative medical care.

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About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization committed to medical research and education, and providing expert, whole-person care to everyone who needs healing. For more information, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic or https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/.

About Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center is a regional nonprofit community hospital with more than 600 beds. TMC is Southern Arizona’s leading provider for emergency care (including Tucson’s first Pediatric Emergency Department) and offers top-notch ICUs for all ages, plus newly developed surgical facilities and specialized services for pediatrics, women/maternity, orthopaedics, cardiac, neuroscience, imaging and more.

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"We are pleased to announce this collaboration with Mayo Clinic,” said Frank May, CEO, Yampa Valley Medical Center. “We share a common philosophy and commitment to improve the delivery of health care and now our relationship through the Mayo Clinic Care Network will allow our physicians and providers to have access to Mayo’s knowledge and expertise to best address the needs of our patients in northwest Colorado.”

Yampa Valley Medical Center providers now have access to Mayo Clinic resources to enhance patient care, including the latest Mayo-vetted medical information through its AskMayoExpert database and electronic consulting that connects physicians with Mayo Clinic experts on questions of diagnosis, therapy or care management.

“This honor is a direct reflection of the teamwork of all of our caregivers and their dedication. Clearly this relationship with Mayo will enhance our mission of providing outstanding healthcare to those we serve through safe, personalized, quality care” said Ron Spangler, chair of the Board of Trustees, Yampa Valley Medical Center.

“It's a pleasure to formalize this relationship with Yampa Valley Medical Center,” said Wyatt Decker, MD, vice president of Mayo Clinic and CEO of Mayo Clinic in Arizona.  “Collaborating with other medical providers to provide the best possible care for patients has always been part of Mayo Clinic’s culture, and the network helps us work closer together, in new ways, to enhance the lives of patients.”

“The physician community is excited about this collaboration,” said Larry Bookman, DO, Chief Medical Officer at YVMC.  “We see it as an opportunity to access the latest research and treatment recommendations from Mayo Clinic in order to provide excellent care close to home.”

Yampa Valley Medical Center is a full-service, acute-care hospital that provides medical services to more than 51,000 outpatients annually in northwest Colorado. Founded in 1946, the non-profit medical center provides general medical and emergency care along with surgical services, cancer care, and a Family Birth Place with a Special Care Nursery. Yampa Valley Medical Center also provides comprehensive therapy and rehabilitation services.

The Mayo Clinic Care Network represents non-ownership relationships.  Members of the network remain independent and share a goal of improving the delivery of health care in their communities through high-quality, collaborative medical care. Launched in 2011, the Mayo Clinic Care Network now has members in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Wisconsin as well as Puerto Rico and Mexico.

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About Yampa Valley Medical Center

Yampa Valley Medical Center is a non-profit, non-tax-supported, independent community hospital dedicated to serving the needs of residents throughout northwest Colorado and visitors from around the world. The 39-bed, full-service, acute-care hospital provides medical services to more than 51,000 outpatients annually, including general medical and emergency care; surgical services; cancer care; and a Family Birth Place with a Special Care Nursery. Yampa Valley Medical Center also provides comprehensive therapy and rehabilitation services.

About Mayo Clinic
Recognizing 150 years of serving humanity in 2014, Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit 150years.mayoclinic.org, http://www.mayoclinic.org and newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org.

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Jim McVeigh, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs, 480-301-4222, mcveigh.jim@mayo.edu 

Rosie Kern, Yampa Valley Medical Center, 970-871-2546, Rosie.Kern@YVMC.org

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