Mayo Clinic

The Mayo Clinic is a world-renowned medical practice operated by the Mayo Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Rochester, Minnesota. The first and largest facilities of the Mayo Clinic are also located in Rochester, but it also runs additional hospitals in Jacksonville, Florida and Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition, the Mayo Foundation operates a number of smaller clinics and hospitals in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Mayo is consistently ranked among the best hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report; in 2005, it was ranked second, following Johns Hopkins Hospital http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/honorroll.htm.

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Non-profit organization - Rochester, Minnesota - Jacksonville, Florida - Scottsdale, Arizona - Minnesota - Iowa - Wisconsin - U.S. News & World Report - 2005 - Johns Hopkins Hospital

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The word "clinic" in the Mayo Clinic's name is rather confusing. Although the term normally implies a single small outpatient facility, and the Mayo Clinic did begin as such, it is now a comprehensive healthcare system in its home region of southern Minnesota (the Mayo Health System) and provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient care through its hospitals and clinics. It is also a medical research organization of nationwide scope and global reputation. The old name appears to have been kept for historical and nostalgic reasons.

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