Make a Difference!

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Media Contact: Anne Tewksbury
Public Affairs
480-301-4368

For Immediate Release - April 22, 2003

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Volunteer opportunities are available in more than 45 areas at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. Examples of service opportunities include:

• Assisting customers in the Clinic Gift Shop
• Escorting patients to various locations within Mayo Clinic
• Providing assistance and support for patients preparing for examinations
• Visiting with patients and their families as they await treatment
• Utilizing clinical and computer skills in office support

Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale began a successful volunteer program in 1990 which has grown to more than 300 volunteers who assist patients and serve in a variety of capacities throughout the Clinic.

If you are interested in joining the special team of people who provide superior service to Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale patients and guests, please call (480) 301-6142 to set-up an interview.

Mayo Clinic is a private group practice of medicine dedicated to providing diagnosis and treatment of patient illnesses through a systematic focus on individual patient needs. As a leading academic medical center in the Southwest, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale focuses on providing specialty and surgical care in more than 66 disciplines at its outpatient facility in north Scottsdale and at Mayo Clinic Hospital. The 205-bed hospital is located at 56th Street and Mayo Boulevard (north of Bell Road) in northeast Phoenix, and provides inpatient care to support the medical and surgical specialties of the Clinic, which is located at 134th Street and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale.

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