DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Southeast Health in Dothan has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network, becoming the first hospital in Alabama to participate in the international collaboration.
The announcement was made March 6 by Southeast Health and Mayo Clinic. Southeast Health, a community-based academic health system serving the Wiregrass, will now have access to Mayo Clinic’s clinical knowledge, digital solutions and expertise while continuing to provide care locally.
Members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network receive special access to Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise, including transformational capabilities and digital technologies available through the Mayo Clinic Platform. Organizations in the network are carefully vetted and remain independent healthcare providers.
“Being invited to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network is a tremendous honor for Southeast Health and a meaningful milestone for the patients and communities we serve,” said Rick Sutton, CEO of Southeast Health and president of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine. “This collaboration gives our physicians access to Mayo Clinic’s world-renowned expertise while ensuring patients can continue receiving high-quality care close to home. It also reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to advancing clinical excellence and furthers our goals to become one of the top health systems in the nation.”
Healthcare professionals at Southeast Health will be able to combine their understanding of their patients’ medical needs with Mayo Clinic expertise so patients can receive care close to home.
“We are pleased to welcome Southeast Health into the Mayo Clinic Care Network,” said Ryan Uitti, M.D., medical director, Mayo Clinic Platform. “This collaboration showcases their commitment to excellence and their readiness to leverage Mayo Clinic resources to benefit patients across this region.”
Through Southeast Health’s membership in the Mayo Clinic Care Network, healthcare professionals will have access to several Mayo Clinic Platform-enabled clinical solutions and services, including:
• AskMayoExpert: A point-of-care tool offering concise clinical information on hundreds of medical conditions, including medical protocols, treatment recommendations and medical references. The database can be used wherever healthcare is provided.
• eConsults: Connections to Mayo Clinic specialists for second opinions on specific patient cases.
• eBoards: Live, scheduled video conferences that enable medical teams at Southeast Health to review and discuss complex cases with a Mayo Clinic multidisciplinary panel and other physicians in the Mayo Clinic Care Network.
• Healthcare consulting: Access to Mayo Clinic’s extensive experience, knowledge and subspecialty expertise to achieve clinical, operational and business goals.
Staff from Southeast Health can also use Mayo Clinic educational materials designed for patients and access opportunities for professional development and continuing medical education.
Southeast Health and other Mayo Clinic Care Network members remain independent and are part of an ecosystem of more than 45 healthcare organizations around the world.
