The hospital served patients during its first year. Today, Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin has an acute care hospital with 80 beds providing Austin and the surrounding communities with a number of medical specialties, ranging from comprehensive trauma care to a family-oriented women's special care maternity program.
The Austin Clinic was founded in with a staff of four physicians and surgeons: Dr. Lewis, Dr. Emery Rebman, Dr. Allen, and Dr. By , the physicians needed more space and moved into a new building specifically built for clinic practice.
In , Austin Clinic significantly expanded its Austin base of operation by opening up another new clinic to meet the increasing demand for medical care in the community. Charlie Mayo served as the two attending surgeons while Dr.
Mayo, who was now 70 years old, was the consulting physician. Five Sisters made up the rest of the hospital staff. The young Doctors Mayo achieve notable success in the new field of surgery during the s. They began to partner with other doctors, creating a group of doctors who could research, diagnose, and treat all in the same location. By , the two doctors were operating on over 4, patients each year. By , over 60, people came to Rochester each year for medical treatment.
New laboratories, improved medical record keeping, advanced training for physicians in many specialties, and quality medical diagnoses and care in well-equipped modern hospitals brought Mayo Clinic a worldwide reputation in the s. The Great Depression during the s meant people had much less money to spend, and fewer were able to travel to Mayo Clinic for treatment.
Learn more about the remarkable history and culture of Mayo Clinic. Over the course of its history, Mayo Clinic has been on the forefront of discoveries and innovations, and Mayo Clinic continues to evolve and solidify its spot as one of the leading medical institutions in the world.
Some major innovations from Mayo Clinic include:. Developed and implemented the concept of integrated, multi-specialty group practice of medicine. Developed a system for grading cancer on a numerical basis, a system adopted worldwide and still used today. Barron adds new exam rooms, treatment rooms and office space to support additional family practice physicians and several specialty staff. New CT scanning facility. New gift shop. Business and Accounting departments relocated.
New front entrance. Open house held in October. Mayo Dialysis Center opens in location of former employee entrance. Staff complete one full year without a single lost workday due to work-related injuries or illnesses. Hospital and clinic laboratories combine into one integrated lab.
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