Mayo Clinic

Programs: See schedule omayo clinic health system-franciscan healthcare, inc. Is a member of the mayo clinic health system. Mayo clinic health system is a family of clinics, hospitals and health care facilities serving communities in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin and georgia. As part of mayo clinic, the health system offers care designed for the whole body close to the patient's home, when they need it. A multidisciplinary team of experts has ready access to knowledge, resources, and expertise of mayo clinic and collaborates on providing exactly the care the patient needs. Mayo clinic health system sites employ approximately 1,000 physicians and 15,000 allied health staff. In addition, mayo clinic physicians from multiple specialties regularly see patients at health system facilities. Besides having health care facilities in nearly 70 communities, mayo clinic health system includes 19 owned hospitals, five owned nursing homes, physician service agreements with one additional hospital, and contract management agreements with two additional hospitals and one nursing home. Since its inception in 1992, mayo clinic health system has grown into one of the most successful regional health care systems in the united states. More than 600,000 unique patients account for more than 2. 6 million visits annually in mayo clinic health system. It is also a national leader in quality and safety efforts. Mayo clinic health system-franciscan healthcare, inc. Was originally organized in 1982, with its primary purpose being to provide coordination, planning, development, resource allocation and other administrative and support services to various subsidiaries and affiliates within the regional health care delivery system. In prior years, the majority of these services have shifted to being provided by mayo clinic health system-franciscan medical center, inc. , however, the reporting organization's board still maintains an oversight function over the entities in the region.