For the second year in a row, Mayo Clinic Foundation has been named to the list of Top 10 Health Systems by Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters 10 Top Health Systems study identifies the 10 best health systems in the nation. This annual, quantitative study uses objective, independent research and public data sources.
Health systems that win this award outperformed their peers by providing better care, following standards of care more closely, saving more lives, creating fewer patient complications, making fewer patient safety errors, and earning better overall patient satisfaction scores.
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News release from Thomson Reuters
Article in HealthLeaders Media
This is just another validation of my belief in Mayo Clinic. Local doctors screwed my mother up back in 1984 and a year later my parents had to ask him to refer her to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and it was the best thing. She has only now started to regain back any kind of quality of life that the local doctor took from her. It may have taken Mayo nearly 25 years to find something to help but had she not been connected to Mayo I can guaranty that my Mom would have been dead 20 years ago. I’m not naive or stupid, Mayo can make mistakes and they have, I’ve seen those mistakes, but when all is said and done–I have more faith and respect for Mayo’s mistakes than I do any other medical facility’s successes. And as far as the local doctors, I don’t trust them to tell me it’s raining out if I’m standing outside getting wet. I want to thank Mayo systems and I want to thank the Thomson Reuters for recognizing quality health care when they see it.