Mayo Clinic 2010 Annual Report
Community ImpactFostering healthy, informed communities
An ongoing commitment
Our mission at Mayo is to put the needs of the patient first. We believe that mission is best accomplished within healthy, welcoming and thriving communities. To deliver on that belief, Mayo Clinic collaborates with public, private and nonprofit organizations to sustain and enhance the communities where our employees live and work — Phoenix and Scottsdale, Ariz., Jacksonville, Fla., Rochester, Minn., and of Mayo Clinic Health System, a network of clinics and hospitals serving more than 70 communities in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Our community impact goals are ambitious, but our effect is tangible:
- Fostering healthy, informed communities.
- Reaching out to underserved communities and diverse populations.
- Connecting patients to more resources.
- Actively participating in national health care reform.
- Spreading Mayo's medical expertise and research findings to meet needs throughout the world.
Making a significant economic impact
Mayo Clinic generates a $22 billion positive impact for the United States economy, including a $9.6 billion positive impact for Minnesota's economy, a $1.6 billion positive impact for Florida's economy, $1.7 billion dollar impact on Wisconsin's economy, and a $1.5 billion positive impact for Arizona's economy, according to a 2010 study conducted by the Battelle Memorial Institute.
Fulfilling our legacy
Mayo Clinic's ongoing commitment to the communities we serve sustains the legacy of Dr. W.W. Mayo and his physician sons. Dr. Charles H. Mayo said, "All who are benefited by community of life, especially the physician, owe something to the community."
Bringing hope and healing to those who are suffering, and keeping people healthy are key elements of the Mayo Effect, which we put into practice every day at our hospitals and clinics — and in our neighboring communities.