MayoClinic.com Recognized for Setting Industry Standard in Web Site Development

Thursday, October 02, 2003

ROCHESTER, Minn. — MayoClinic.com has been named the Outstanding Web Site in the 2003 WebAward competition. Sponsored by the Web Marketing Association, the WebAward competition is the premier annual award competition for Web site design and development.

"We are pleased that MayoClinic.com continues to be recognized for outstanding achievement in Web site development," says Brooks Edwards, M.D., medical editor-in-chief of MayoClinic.com. "The site continues to set the industry standard, empowering people to take an active role in managing their health and better partnering with their health-care providers."

Judges for the competition said MayoClinic.com made "excellent use of linkages to related information ... particularly the ability to go from a condition to treatments and related items."

The MayoClinic.com site was judged on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, navigation and ease of use. Judges are distinguished experts in media, advertising and Web site design, along with content providers and Webmasters.

MayoClinic.com empowers people to manage their health by providing useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic. This site is produced as part of Mayo Clinic's commitment to serve as a dependable source of health information for the public. MayoClinic.com is owned by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

Carol Lammers
507-284-5005 (days)
507-284-2511 (evenings)
e-mail: newsbureau@mayo.edu

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