Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

Patient & community services (see schedule o)patient & community services:mayo Clinic Jacksonville (mcj) is a multispecialty outpatient Clinic with a team approach to patient care allowing for comprehensive evaluation and advanced treatment of complex diseases. Mcj has over 3,400 physicians, scientists, allied health staff, students and adminstrative personnel. In 2013, more than 99,000 patients were diagnosed and treated at mcj. Clinic staff provided more than 457,000 outpatient visits and 568,000 procedures were done. Mcj, in affiliation with Mayo Clinic Florida (a related hospital exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the code), is one of the main providers of health care services in northeast Florida. Mayo Clinic Florida (mcf) is located on the campus of mcj. The affiliated organizations are often referred to and viewed as a single integrated institution.mcj provides care to persons covered by governmental programs. Services are provided to both medicare and medicaid patients at substantial discounts from standard fees. Financial assistance is also provided for patients that are financially unable to pay for services provided. The cost of uncompensated care provided to low income patients through medicaid was approximately $5,812,600. The cost of uncompensated care provided to patients through medicare was approximately $409,174,100. Financial assistance (at cost) provided to patients in 2013 was approximately $11,790,600. Of the financial assistance provided each year, a portion of it goes to transplant patients who would otherwise die without a new, functioning organ.being connected and involved provides an opportunity for mcj and mcf to collaborate with other health service providers to address the community's health care needs and provide assistance to those who have trouble accessing adequate medical care.mcj and mcf have partnered with over 30 organizations to improve the quality of life and make Jacksonville and northeast Florida a healthier community. These partnerships help mcj and mcf discover unmet needs in the community and develop programs to fulfill those needs.mcj and mcf support the sulzbacher center which provides comprehensive services for the homeless. Mcj and mcf provide multi-year financial support and physician support to the sulzbacher center in order to assist the center in providing after-hours primary and behavioral health care to uninsured patients who are homeless. In 2013, support totaled $36,095, which provided care to 78 patients in the medical procedure Clinic and 47 patients seen by Mayo psychiatrists. About 68% of the sulzbacher center beaches Clinic patient population lives at 100% or below the federal poverty level.mcj and mcf work with the blood alliance to operate the Mayo Clinic blood donor center. The center is staffed and operated by the blood alliance. Understanding the need to increase blood donation, the Mayo sites provide space and furnishings for a donor center open to the public. In 2013, the donor center collected 1,985 units of red blood cells and 476 units of platelet products.mcj and mcf are dedicated to furthering minority health and wellness efforts and reducing health disparities. Through education and awareness programs, personalized health care and innovative research, mcj and mcf strive to eliminate disparities within the communities and to help prevent and reduce illness and death in minority populations. In 2013, the health disparities program held several major projects and initiatives to bring together the Jacksonville community to discuss and learn about solutions to some of the health disparities faced by the local community.in 2013, staff from mcj and mcf worked with local churches and community organizations to bring health education and screenings to the community in 5 main events that reached 300 people. In addition, vitamin d education and free vitamin d testing was offered at various events throughout the community. Mcf and mcj provided assistance for the february 2013 grand opening of the center for the prevention of health disparities on edward waters college campus, a historically black college. Several Mayo sponsored community events have been held at the center. Staff continues to educate the community on the importance of research participation and the importance of working together to reduce health disparities within the community.in 2013, Mayo Clinic was the lead sponsor for an exhibit entitled "race: are we so different?" The exhibit was held at the Jacksonville museum of science and history (mosh) from january 26 to april 28. Mcj and mcf employees, volunteers and their guests were encouraged to attend and made available facilitator-lead group discussions. Special events were held at mosh and at the mcj/mcf campuses to encourage participation. More than 1,900 Mayo employees and their guests attended the exhibit. Mosh also scheduled special programming to complement the exhibit. More than 45,000 people, including 8,528 students and 2,169 teachers and chaperones, visited mosh or attended an event during the exhibit.in 2010, mcj and mcf, along with several local agencies, contributed to the forming of the caregiver coalition, which provides workshops throughout northeast Florida centered on caring for the caregiver. The third caregiver expo in 2013 helped educate more than 300 family caregivers. Mayo's memory disorder Clinic participated in six "caring for the caregiver" workshops in conjunction with the caregiver coalition. These efforts reached about 900 family caregivers throughout northeast florida.through the memory disorder Clinic, mcj and mcf provided more than 265 hours of training to more than 3,800 people in 2013. Training included topics geared towards healthy aging, when to worry about memory, research updates and strategies for managing dementias. Staff also provided free monthly classes for caregivers and partnered with the city of Jacksonville to present programs on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. These events were attended by more than 400 people in 2013.the memory disorder Clinic is the contact in northeast Florida for the state-wide silver alert program. Staff responded to 17 silver alerts in 2013 and worked with local law enforcement to assure that persons receive information on driving alternatives, safe/return identification bracelets and resources.during 2013, more than 2,000 employees from both mcj and mcf participated in community events or volunteered their time and expertise for community projects. In addition, employees donated more than $232,000 to the united way and other charitable causes.employees of mcf and mcj are supporters of the children's christmas party of Jacksonville, a project they have been involved with for 12 years. In 2013, they helped raise $8,500 along with a corporate donation of $8,000 to buy bicycles and helmets for more than 8,600 low-income children who attended the party. Over 75 Mayo Clinic employees volunteered for the set-up and actual party.cultural events and the arts are a measure of a community's health and quality of life. Mcj and mcf integrate the arts into their medical environment through its center for humanities in medicine, which partners with more than a dozen community museums, schools, music and art organizations. Many patients' stays are brightened by live musical performances or watching an artist bring a canvas to life through the "art-at-the-bedside" and "music-at-the-bedside" programs.the center for humanities in medicine has 12 programs that are designed for patients, families, caregivers, staff and community to promote the compassionate delivery of health care. Research demonstrates the benefits of arts in healthcare to improve patients' overall health outcomes, compliance with treatment, and enhance their quality of life.some of the programs take place at hospitalized patients' bedsides. Others are offered in support group settings. Music, dance and theatrical performances take place in the atrium and lecture halls, while galleries on campus host visual art exhibitions. In 2013, the center provided visual art and music programming throughout the Clinic and hospital that served thousands of patients, vistors and staff.some programs take place off-campus. "connect at the cummer: art for alzheimer's" enables patients with this illness and their caregivers to contemplate and connect over works of art at a fine art museum, the cummer museum of art & gardens. This program served more than 120 patients and caregivers in 2013. Mcj received donated services from 687 community volunteers, who provided 64,174 hours in 2013, valued at approximately $1,447,120 based on the independent sector's average estimated hourly value of such services for 2013.

Education activities (see schedule o)education activities:mcj, in conjunction with mcf, provides various educational programs. In 2013, 78 medical students received training at the Mayo sites in Jacksonville. Through 44 active and approved residency and fellowship programs, a total of 289 learners also received training at the Mayo sites in Jacksonville. Partnerships with local educational institutions provided 27 educational programs serving 267 allied health students through the Mayo school of health sciences. The above mentioned students, residents and fellows received all or a portion of their training at the mcj campus.in 2013, physicians and researchers at mcj and mcf authored 552 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, published 3 books, 129 abstracts, 36 editorials and 33 book chapters.the educational mission of mcj and mcf also extends to the community. Mcj and mcf believe that their medical knowledge must be shared with the community, physicians and health-care professionals. Through the Mayo Clinic school of continuous professional development, health-care providers receive educational programs to update their knowledge. In 2013, over 9,000 physicians and health-care professionals participated in these educational programs.mcj and mcf established a high school boot camp to introduce students to career opportunities in medicine and science. The boot camp occurs twice a year and serves approximately 50 students per session. In 2013, 94 local high school students participated. Mcj and mcf also worked with the perry initiative to invite 36 high school girls interested in careers in orthopedic surgery and engineering to visit the simulation center located on the mcj and mcf campus. The simulation center hosted 1,072 events reaching 7,631 learners. Many of the simulation activities involved partnerships with academic institutions, military and other members of the community. Faculty published simulation related research in 6 journals in 2013. Mcj and mcf also hosted its annual med school 101 event for students and parents to learn more about tips on getting into medical school. In 2013, the event hosted 160 attendees. In addition, mcj and mcf graduate students in cancer and neuroscience participated in brain awareness events and served as science fair judges at a local science fair to an audience of hundreds.mcj and mcf also provide clinical and basic science research internships for students from across the united states. In 2013, there were 55 students enrolled in the clinical research internship study program (crisp) and 7 students enrolled in the summer undergraduate research fellowship (surf), a 10-week basic science research program.additionally, staff from mcj and mcf support various educational programs in public schools. These staff members assist various elementary, high schools, community colleges and universities in the community. The staff members serve on advisory boards, boards of trustees and participate as resource persons on a regular basis for schools, colleges and universities.one example is the "beyond school walls mentoring" program, a partnership of mcj, mcf, duval county public schools and big brothers and big sisters. Under this innovative program, mentees from local schools regularly come to mcj and mcf for structured programs. The program provides an opportunity to expose high school students to employment and volunteer opportunities in medical practice, education and research. The program also provides an opportunity for mcj and mcf staff to mentor students and positively impact high school graduation rates in duval county public schools. The program involves 25 administrators from mcj and mcf to serve as mentors to 25 fletcher high school students. The program runs in parallel to the academic school year and requires a two-year commitment from mentors and mentees. Students travel to mcj and mcf every two weeks for one-on-one mentoring sessions and group sessions. Program evaluation criteria includes: absenteeism from school; grades; incidence of behavioral problems or acting out in school; and graduation rates. In 2013, mcj and mcf partnered with big brothers and big sisters and the medical sciences academy at mandarin high school to extend the beyond school walls mentoring model to 15-25 students enrolled in the academy. Students are paired with mcj and mcf staff for one-on-one mentoring, job shadowing, and industry-specific group training.

Research activites (see schedule o)research activites:mcj conducts an extensive program of medical research in facilities located on its campus. Research focuses on neuroscience, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer treatment. Two facilities provide nearly 200,000 square feet of space for about 350 scientific investigators and support staff including pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows, visiting scientists, technicians and other support personnel. Some of the research accomplishments for 2013 are listed below.- an international research team, co-led by scientists from mcj, have discovered three potential susceptibility genes for development of progressive supranuclear palsy (psp), a rare neurodegenerative disease that causes symptoms similar to those of parkinson's disease but is resistant to parkinson's medications. Their report was published online in nature genetics.- researchers at mcj have found that changing the shape of cancer cells stops the cells from migrating. These researchers have managed to turn cancer cells into shapes like an exaggerated starfish that sticks out in many directions which prevents the cells from moving. This, in turn, prevents the cancer cells from propelling themselves through normal tissues and organs to spread cancer throughout the body.- according to a study by researchers at mcj, use of a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove superficial, early stage esophageal cancer is as effective as surgery that takes out and rebuilds the esophagus. The research, published in clinical gastroenterology and hepatology, examined national outcomes from endoscopic treatment compared to esophagectomy, surgical removal of the esophagus.- researchers at mcj indicate a combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase i clinical trial. Anaplastic thyroid cancer is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Nearly all patients diagnosed with this cancer die from it and life expectancies are measured in weeks to a few months. Even though it is very rare - approximately 600 patients are diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer each year in the united states - the cancer accounts for 50 percent of all deaths from all types of thyroid cancer.- mcj researchers have developed a promising method to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis - two disorders that are difficult to tell apart. Their study is the first to show that a molecular marker, obtained from pancreatic "juices," can identify almost all cases of pancreatic cancer. The findings were presented at a special seminar during digestive disease week 2013, the annual meeting of physicians and researchers who specialize in the gastrointestinal tract. - researchers at mcj have discovered a drug used to treat blood cancers may also stop the spread of invasive breast cancer. Their study, published online in breast cancer research, found that in the lab and in animals, the drug decitabine turns on a gene coding for protein kinase d1 (prkd1) that halts the ability of cancer cells to separate from a tumor and spread to distant organs.- a mcj researcher received support from the center for the advancement of science in space, a nonprofit organization that promotes research aboard the international space station, to send human stem cells into space to see if they grow more rapidly than stem cells grown on earth. The researcher believes that cells grown on the international space station could help patients recover from a stroke, and that it may even be possible to generate human tissues and organs in space.

Shared services:mayo Clinic Jacksonville (mcj) is the sole member of Mayo Clinic Florida (mcf). The operations of the two organizations are integrated whereby; mcj provides much of the support services for mcf in order to assist mcf in carrying out their exempt purpose of operating a hospital.