Mayo Clinic Health System

No change to Mayo contract

May 11, 2017
The City of Lake City’s affiliation agreement with Mayo Clinic Health System will remain unchanged, at least for the time being. On Monday, May 8, the City Council voted 5-2 to accept the recommendation of a committee created by Mayor Mark Nichols to leave the current agreement in place. The 30-...

Mayo thanks volunteers

May 11, 2017
Mayo Clinic Health System recognized its 384 volunteers across Cannon Falls, Lake City and Red Wing who collectively volunteered 17,576 hours in 2016 at an April 11 event. As part of National Volunteer Week, Mayo Clinic Health System hosted a “Hats Off to Volunteers” recognition event for its...

Mayo to end home health care services

May 3, 2017
Mayo Clinic Health System will no longer provide home health care services in Red Wing as of June 30, according to a news release. Five of the 70 patients impacted are in Lake City, according to Mayo Clinic Health System spokesperson Asia Zmuda. The program will work closely with patients and...

Mayo parking lot construction begins

Apr 26, 2017
Construction to the main parking lot at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City started this week and is expected to last approximately ten weeks, Mayo has announced. The project started last summer and resumes this spring to fix the remaining pot holes, low spots and cracks, and allow for closer...

Mayo arthritis knee pain talk is May 3

Apr 26, 2017
A free information session on arthritis knee pain will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, in the Central Conference Room at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. Orthopedic surgeon Michael Johnson, M.D., and physical therapist Marcia Walker will discuss options and treatments to help relieve...

Nurses, Mayo settle contract

Apr 6, 2017
Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City and its nurses union have a new contract. The nurses voted to ratify the new contract on March 15, said Kathy McQuillan of the Minnesota Nurses Association. The contract does not include a staffing provision sought by the nurses that became a centerpiece of a...

City Council plans Mayo negotiations

Mar 16, 2017
A committee headed by Lake City City Councilmember Phil Gartner got the go-ahead Monday to negotiate directly with Mayo Clinic Health System on the city’s behalf over the hospital lease agreement between the city and Mayo. The existing lease agreement, signed in 1998, gradually transitions...

Mayo offers telemedicine during mental health emergency department visits in Lake City

Mar 2, 2017
Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City is now offering behavioral health services to patients in its Emergency Department via telemedicine. These services include assessment, treatment and placement for outpatient or inpatient behavioral health needs. “On any given day, a number of patients who...

Nurses picket over staffing in Lake City

Feb 23, 2017
Nurses march and chant during an “informational picket” on Grant Street in front of Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City Wednesday. The demonstration was a continuation their efforts to generate awareness of a staffing disagreement with Mayo in Lake City that has brought contract negotiations...

Three MDs join Mayo in Lake City

Feb 8, 2017
Three physicians familiar with the Lake City area are joining the team of providers at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. Janet Chestnut, M.D., will care for patients of all ages in the clinic. Brian Kelly, M.D. and Anne Liwonjo, M.D., will serve patients in the hospital. Janet Chestnut, M.D...

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