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The Original Team: Dr. William and Dr. Charles
Mayo brothers, Dr. William and Dr. Charles received many recognitions and awknowlegements for their own accomplishments in medicine, but always spoke of these accomplishments as "My brother and I.." This was the beginning of a brotherhood business. -
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The First Partner
"Following the opening of Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester in 1889, the Mayo brothers developed a career in surgery that brought them international acclaim. In 1892, Dr. Augustus Stinchfield, a prominent area physician, became the first of a series of partners to join the Doctors Mayo group. As new Mayo associates were appointed, they helped broaden the opportunities available for medical and surgical treatment in Rochester." (Mayo Clinic) -
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The Second Partner
"The partnership era of the Mayo practice began in 1892, when Dr. Augustus Stinchfield, a well-known practitioner from Eyota, Minn., joined the Mayos as their first partner. Two years later, Christopher Graham, brother-in-law of Dr. Charles Mayo, received his medical degree and joined the growing practice as the second partner." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Dr. Plummer
"In 1901, the Mayo brothers received a call for a consultation with Dr. Albert Plummer. When Dr. William Mayo arrived, Dr. Plummer was sick in bed with a cold and unable to accompany Dr. Will to see the patient. Instead, he sent his son, Henry, who was in practice with him." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Dr. Stinchfield's Retirement
"With the retirement of Dr. Stinchfield in 1906, Drs. Melvin Millet and Henry Plummer joined the partnership. Dr. Millet had been associated with the Mayo brothers since 1899 and Dr. Plummer since 1901." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Harry J. Harwick
"Associated with Mayo from 1908 until 1952, Harry J. Harwick was the key figure in developing the concept of lay administration. As a protégé of Dr. William J. Mayo, he fostered the evolution of medical administration as an enhancement to group practice that frees the physician from the daily burdens of routine business affairs." (Mayo Clinic) -
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1914 Building
"On Oct. 9, 1912, members of the firm, Doctors Mayo, Graham, Plummer and Judd, their associates and other interested onlookers gathered on the southeast corner of Second Avenue Southwest and First Street Southwest to observe the cementing of a Missouri marble cornerstone into the wall of the first Mayo Clinic building. The structure would not be completed until two years later, but the event was important in the evolution of Mayo's medical practice. The building opened on March 6, 1914." (Mayo) -
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The Last Member of The Mayo Partnership
"In 1915, Dr. Donald Balfour became the last member of the Mayo partnership. With the retirement of Dr. Graham in 1919, and establishment of Mayo Properties Association (forerunner of Mayo Foundation) by the remaining partners that year, the modern era of the Mayo medical practice began." (Mayo Clinic) -
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The Death of The Mayo Brothers
"Harry J. Harwick helped to establish Mayo Foundation and develop the financial stability of Mayo and its enterprises. After the death of the Mayo brothers in 1939, he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Mayo Board." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Cortisone Discovery
"Dr. Hench knew of Dr. Kendall's work on the adrenal cortex. On Sept. 21, 1948, a patient at Saint Marys Hospital received the first injection of Compound E. Three days later there was an astonishing change -- less muscular stiffness and soreness. Over the next seven months, trials were completed on 14 patients with severe or moderately severe rheumatoid arthritis. All showed marked improvement." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Nobel Prize
" In 1950, Drs. Kendall and Hench learned they were co-winners of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine -- sharing the prize with Dr. Tadeus Reichstein of Switzerland, who had simultaneously isolated the hormones of the adrenal cortex. They accepted the award at the Nobel presentations in Stockholm, Sweden." -
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Mayo Building Opens and Expands
"Construction of the 10-story Mayo Building was completed in 1955. Up to that time, it was the largest building project undertaken by Mayo. The need for the new facility was driven by a dramatic post-World War II increase in the number of patients. Between 1938 and 1949, an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 patients were unable to obtain appointments at Mayo because of high demand for its services. In 1970, an eight-floor expansion of the building was completed." (Mayo Clinic) -
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First Open Heart Surgery
"In May 1955, Rochester Methodist Hospital was the first hospital to use the Mayo-Gibbon mechanical pump-oxygenator for an operation inside of a heart." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Mayo Medical School
"In 1972, the new Mayo Medical School became the nation's 110th medical school and the second in Minnesota. This national undergraduate medical school has developed an innovative curriculum and become one of the top-ranked medical schools in the nation." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Mayo School of Health Sciences
"In 1973, Mayo School of Health Sciences was established as an educational undertaking of Mayo Foundation. The first group of allied health professionals at Mayo were nurse anesthetists, who began assisting the Mayo brothers during the performance of their pioneering surgical procedures at Saint Marys Hospital shortly after its opening in 1889." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Integration of Hospitals and Mayo Clinic
"May 28, 1986, was a historic day for Mayo Clinic, Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital. An integration agreement was signed on that day, uniting the three organizations under Mayo Foundation. For more than 90 years, an informal partnership among the three institutions functioned well for Mayo patients and the people who worked at Mayo and the hospitals." (Mayo Clinic) -
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Mayo Graduate School
Mayo Graduate School was formally established in 1989. Its mission is to prepare students to be leaders in biomedical research and education. Students graduate with Ph.D. or master's degrees in biochemistry, biomedical engineering, immunology, molecular biology, molecular neuroscience, and pharmacology and tumor biology." (Mayo Clinic) -
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The Gonda Building
"The Gonda Building, located at the heart of the downtown Rochester campus and across the street from the site of the original Mayo Clinic building, opened in October 2001. It is the centerpiece of the most extensive building program in Mayo Clinic history. The 20-story building is linked with the Mayo Building and the Charlton Building of Rochester Methodist Hospital, forming the largest interconnected medical facility of its kind in the world, more than 3.5 million square feet" (Mayo Clinic) -
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NCI Awards Mayo Locations Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation
"In 2002, Mayo Clinic's designation as a comprehensive cancer center in Rochester, Minn., was extended to include Mayo Clinic locations in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jacksonville, Fla. Mayo Clinic is the first multicenter clinic in the United States to receive comprehensive cancer center designation by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for its entire cancer program." (Mayo Clinic) -
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University of Minnesota - Mayo Clinic Partnership
"Mayo Clinic in Rochester and the University of Minnesota agree to a multiyear research partnership. The private-public partnership is expected to yield major new scientific discoveries in the diagnosis and treatment of human disease and position Minnesota as a leader in biotechnology and genomics." (Mayo Clinic)