MayoClinic.com Recognized in 2004 WebAward Competition

Thursday, September 16, 2004

ROCHESTER, Minn. — MayoClinic.com has been awarded an Outstanding Web site WebAward in the 2004 WebAward Competition. Now in its seventh year, the WebAwards is the premier annual award competition that judges Web site development against an ever-increasing Internet standard and against peer sites within their industry.

"This award reflects on the excellent medical input and review we receive from the many content experts here at Mayo Clinic," says Brooks Edwards, M.D., medical editor-in-chief of MayoClinic.com. "MayoClinic.com 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."

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.

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