mayo clinic is an american institution. it is at the heart of our country in many respects. it is the world s first and largest private multispecialty group practice. that is a big, formal term. it means it is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving each individual patient. it is a model that the mayo family developed with the franciscan sisters that has expanded and grown to other medical centers and has welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. this is heritage hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a generous gift from john and lillian matthews. mr. and mrs. matthews are loyal patients of mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. they said we want to add more voices to the choir and tell the great stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films and products like that. today, we are going to explore the history
the mayo clinic, and its role in the community today. we go to rochester minnesota. mayo clinic is an american institution. it is at the heart of our country in many respects. it is the world s first and largest private multispecialty group practice. that is a big, formal term. it means it is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving each individual patient. it is a model that the mayo family developed with the franciscan sisters that has expanded and grown to other medical centers and has welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. this is heritage hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a gift from john and lillian matthews. they are loyal patients of mayo clinic and they had a unique vision. they said we want to add more voices to the choir and tell the great stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films and produ
institution. it s the heart of our country in many respects. it is the world s first and largest private, multispecialty group practice. it s a big, formal term. what it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way defeating a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient, and this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely with the franciscan sisters here that has expanded and grown to other medical centers and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. this is heritage hall, the museum of mayo clinic established with a generous gift from john and lillian matthews. mr. and mrs. matthews are loyal patients of mayo clinic and had a unique vision. they said, we want to add more voices to the choir, and so tell the great stories of mayo through contemporary museum exhibits, designs, films, products like that. today we re going to explore the history but more im
in rochester, minnesota, in 1989. which consistently ranked as one of the top hospitals in america. and now a look at the origins of mayo and how it grew to become world renowned. mayo clinic is an american institution. it s at the heart of our country in many respects. it is the world s first and largest private multi-specialty group practice of medicine. that s a big, formal term, but what it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way, devoting a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient. and this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely that has expanded and grown and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. this is heritage hall, the museum of mayo clinic that was established with a generous gift. they had a unique vision. today we ll explore the history, but more importantly the living legacy of mayo clinic. now, if you think about it, every p
literary life. for eight years now we traveled to u.s. cities bringing literary scenes and historic sites to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/ citiestour. welcome to rochester, minnesota. 90 minutes south of minneapolis along the zumbro river with a population of 115,000. known as the birthplace of the mayo clinic, this world-renowned facility has called rochester home since its founding in 1864. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next hour, we will learn more about and then the connection to harry blackman, author of the majority opinion in roe v. wade. during that summer, justice blackman actually came back to rochester to visit. he spent some time in the library of the mayo clinic doing some research on issues that interested him in terms of fetal viability and things of that sort. and later, we visit i.b.m. rochester to see how this 108-year-old company is changing for the future. so i.b.m. broke ground for this roches