UPDATED: Mayo Clinic to Announce Largest Outright Benefactor Gift to Support Proton Beam Therapy Program

Thursday, February 03, 2011

UPDATE: Please note the media briefing begins at 1 p.m. CST.

WHAT: Mayo Clinic leadership will announce the largest outright gift in the institution's history. It will be used to establish the multi-site Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program.

WHO: John Noseworthy, M.D., president and CEO Benefactor

WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at 1 p.m. CST

WHERE: Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Gonda Building, 19th floor, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minn.

CALL-IN: The toll-free audio conference call-in number is 800-753-4387. If you wish to submit a question during the media briefing, call 800-362-8351 (toll-free) or email your question to newsbureau@mayo.edu.

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