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Quality and safety information that is reported by a variety of organizations from the academic, private, and government sectors, and the popular media, are location-specific for hospitals and clinics. The information presented on this page is related to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., including Rochester Methodist Hospital, Saint Marys Hospital, Generose Hospital and Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital, as well as the Mayo Clinic outpatient practice.
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Popular Media Rankings
U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is consistently listed as one of the top two medical centers in the country and has been named to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Role of best hospitals for 17 years in a row.
Read more about the Honor Roll for 2007.
Government and Regulatory Reports
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Initiative gives high marks to Mayo hospitals for meeting or exceeding national quality measures. The Hospital Quality Initiative's goal is to improve the care provided by the nation's hospitals and to provide quality information to consumers and others. CMS quality reporting information for Mayo Clinic hospitals is available through the following links:
The Joint Commission (search for "Mayo Clinic")
The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization, evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has been the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. the Joint Commission standards set performance expectations that affect the safety and quality of patient care. Participating organizations regularly undergo rigorous examinations by JCAHO teams that measure performance in key functional areas, such as patient rights, patient treatment, and infection control. If an organization does the right things and does them well, there is a strong likelihood that its patients will experience good outcomes. The Joint Commission develops its standards in consultation with health care experts, providers, measurement experts, purchasers and consumers. the Joint Commission's comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an organization's compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements.
Minnesota Adverse Events Reporting Law
The Adverse Health Events Reporting Law — passed during the 2003 Minnesota state legislative session and modified again in 2004 — provides information on how well hospitals and outpatient surgical centers are doing at preventing adverse events. This information reflects information about Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence
A Magnet status recipient since 1997, Mayo Clinic is one of a few health care organizations in Minnesota to receive this prestigious award. The Magnet award is the highest level of recognition given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
ANCC is the largest and most prestigious nursing credentialing organization in the United States and has a long tradition of providing programs that establish respect for nurses and the profession. ANCC certifications are highly regarded across the nation by federal, state and local agencies.
Academic Reports
The Dartmouth Atlas Project
Mayo Clinic provides highly efficient care for the chronically ill when compared with hospitals across the country. The Dartmouth Atlas Project, a study of 4,300 hospitals nationwide, describes how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project offers comprehensive information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as individual hospitals and their affiliated physicians, in order to provide a basis for improving health and health systems. Through this analysis, the project has revealed significant variations in how health care is delivered across the United States. The project is run by the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth Medical School.
University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC)
UHC's Quality and Accountability Project named Mayo Clinic as one of its top performers in 2005. Top performers were identified according to broad-based composite measures of quality and safety. Formed in 1984, UHC is an alliance of academic health centers situated mainly in the United States. As a membership organization, UHC provides its 95 full members and 139 associate members with helpful resources aimed at improving performance levels in clinical, operational, and financial areas. A password is required to access most UHC information.
Private Sector Reports
The Leapfrog Group (search for "Mayo Clinic")
The Leapfrog Group is an initiative driven by organizations that buy health care for their employees and are working to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. It is a voluntary program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America's health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded. Leapfrog Group quality reporting information for two of the four Mayo Clinic hospitals is available through the following links:
Minnesota Hospital Price Check
This information is collected and published by the Minnesota Hospital Association, and is a first effort to share hospital price information in the state. Mayo Clinic recommends that patients contact their insurance company or hospital to determine out-of-pocket costs specific to each hospital stay. Differences in out-of-pocket costs may occur based on differences in health insurance coverage, government health-plan coverage (such as Medicare), and an individual health status and medical care needs.
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