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Description

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About Austin Medical Center
As part of Mayo Health System and through its partnership with Mayo Clinic Austin Medical Center offers a full range of medical services through a network of communitybased healthcare providers in regional locations including Austin Adams Blooming Prairie Grand Meadow and LeRoy

Mission

Caring For Your Life
Vision
To be the best at providing integrated high quality healthcare in a small community setting that is patientcentered compassionate affordable and available 24 hours a day seven days a week To achieve this level of excellencewe will

Provide high quality compassionate clinical care

Promote wellness and prevention

Strive for optimal patient and customer satisfaction

Create an environment that supports challenges and empowers our staff

Design and maintain healthcare facilities that effectively serve our patients
and staff

Provide community leadership education and innovative collaboration

Manage our resources in a manner that will maximize value to our customers
and staff and ensure future success

Values
We Value People
We will

Treat patients and each other with compassion integrity and respect

Provide an environment for individual growth

Srive to balance life and work

We Value Teamwork
We will

Recognize and value each individuals contribution to the whole

Provide an environment for team development

Succeed by working together

We Value Community
We will

Use our resources to serve and enrich our community

Apply sound environmental practices

Develop and maintain exceptional facilities

We Value Excellence
We will

Learn

Innovate

Improve

Pursue excellence in all we do

We Value the Future
We will

Be cost effective and financially strong

Perform in a manner that ensures our mission serves future generations

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History

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St Olaf Hospital founded by Dr Olav H Hegge who was a physician and surgeon opened its doors in 1896 The hospital served 157 patients during its first year Today Austin Medical Center has an acute care hospital with 80 beds providing Austin and the surrounding communities with a number of medical specialities ranging from comprehensive trauma care to a familyoriented womens special care maternity program

The Austin Clinic was founded in 1919 with a staff of four physicians and surgeons Dr C F Lewis Dr Emery Rebman Dr CC Allen and Dr WB Grise By 1929 the physicians needed more space and moved into a new building specifically built for clinic practice In 1959 Austin Clinic significantly expanded its Austin base of operation by opening up another new clinic to meet the increasing demand for medical care in the community

In 1989 St Olaf Hospital and the Austin Clinic entered a joint venture and worked closely with one another throughout the years When they became affiliated with Mayo Health System in 1995 the medical entity became known as Austin Medical Center Mayo Health System Together Austin Medical Center and Mayo have combined their medical systems and joined to form a regional medical center that will ensure access for patients to all aspects of healthcare delivery improve efficiencies and assure additional resources to meet the everexpanding medical needs of the Austin area