... What would make Mayo Clinic one of the most recognized hospitals in the nation? We will discuss the many reasons and what it takes to be so well recognized and the many benefits that Mayo Clinic has to offer. “The Mayo Clinic has not only been recognized by numerous agencies for its quality in health care, but it has been recognized more so than any other academic medical center in the nation.” (Kroker, 2013) In 2012, Mayo earned the No. 3 overall spot on the “best hospitals” list and ranked No. 1 in the nation in five areas- gynecology, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, and pulmonology. History of Mayo Clinic William Worrall Mayo, who settled in Rochester, Minn. in 1863, is the founding father of what is now called the Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic was developed gradually from Dr. Mayo’s medical practice. His dedication became a family tradition and his two sons, Will and Charles joined his practice in 1883 and 1888. Later as they succeeded with their “pooled” knowledge and skills, patients discovered this advantage. They had developed a reputation for excellence in patient care. Doctors and students came from around the world to learn new techniques from the Mayo’s. Patients also came from around the world for treatment. Since 1919, the Mayo Clinic has spread largely to two additional cities including Jacksonville Fl., and Phoenix Arizona. The main campus in Rochester employs over 32,000 people. In addition, the Mayo Clinic operates multiple...
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..... Mayo clinic MAYO CLINIC The Mayo Clinic was founded over 150 years ago. It has been a pioneer for group practice creation, community service, quality improvement initiatives, health informatics, and health care technology. Group Practice Creation Impacts Mayo Clinic's Growth Dr. William J. Mayo justified the concept of a group practice in a speech he delivered in 1910. He took the view that it would be foolish for a single practitioner to assume he or she had sufficient knowledge of medicine. He maintained that it is in the best interest of the patient to have practitioners join forces and coordinate care (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research [MFMER], n.d.-a.) Patients realized the benefits of a team of medical experts, so patients travelled long distances for diagnosis and treatment. The Mayo Clinic website states that the "group practice concept that the Mayo family originated has influenced the structure and function of medical practice throughout the world" (MFMER, n.d.-b). According to the website, the Mayo Clinic has grown from three physicians (father and two sons) to over 55,000 staff at locations in the Midwest, Arizona, and Florida. The Mayo Clinic is most famous for its implementation of an "integrated, multi-specialty, group practice" (MFMER, n.d.-c). Mayo Clinic Community Service Reflects Mission and Values According to the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (n.d.), Mayo Clinic's mission is to "provide the best care...
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...Assess the situational aspects affecting consumer behavior in this cultural context. Include analysis of the time, place, impulse shopping, and antecedent conditions. As mentioned before, this holiday represents a Mexican holiday that is celebrated in some parts of Mexico; it is a much bigger holiday in the United States than in Mexico especially in the western and southwestern states. Businesses prepare for this day and use all their marketing techniques to reach as far as possible and correlate the American and the Mexican culture together. Almost any type of business can increase sales or get benefits from this holiday; most businesses adopt the Mexican pride and show empathy by decorating and having Mexican themed stores that stimulates potential buyers to be even more flexible when swiping the credit cards. Mailing is one of the main resources marketers and small businesses often use, they spend time living their customers lives by compiling data which then helps them identify their needs, problems, desires and motivations to finally create a great offer. Events held every May 5th are called fiestas (parties in Spanish), world-record-breaking attempts and other fun-filled activities can increase sales and enhance branding efforts and generate publicity for the company, specially, if your business is related to alcohol distribution or bar environment since the holiday concept is nothing but celebrate like in other part of the world which is drinking. Although the...
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...The History of Cinco de Mayo | | [pic][pic][pic][pic] Come Visit Michoacán...the Soul of Mexico [pic] [pic] Story of Benito Juárez - Short History of Porfirio Díaz Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico & The French Intervention |[pic][pic][pic] | | | |Introduction | |The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of| |Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state | |of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico, and especially in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican | |population. It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16. | | | | | |Setting The Stage ...
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...May is here and with it margaritas, guacamole, tacos, mariachi and fiesta. Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for May 5th) is around the corner and America is ready to celebrate. But what is this date about? Let´s start by saying that Cinco de Mayo is not, contrary to popular belief, México´s Independence Day. In fact, it is not a statutory holiday nor a big celebration in our country unless you live in Puebla and its surroundings. It is however, one of our most significant dates in the Mexican history and as a consequence the civic calendar. Children at school spend a whole day to recreate the great victory over France on May 5th 1862, better known as The Battle of Puebla (City and State in México). During our civil war (1858-1861) The Mexican treasury went almost bankrupt. President Benito Juarez issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years. Spain, France and Britain formed a Tripartite Alliance to invade Mexico and force it to pay. This alliance fell apart when Spain and Britain withdrew, but France, under the leadership of Napoleon III, sought the opportunity to establish a dependant empire out of Mexico. On May 5th, 1862 the French army with 6,000 soldiers attacked the 2,000 poorly equipped soldiers of the Mexican army in the City of Puebla. The outnumbered Mexican army managed to win the battle. This unlikely and temporary victory over the French army (considered “The premier army in the world”...
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...The history behind Cinco De Mayo is a Mexican celebration that is celebrated on the fifth of May. The celebration came about when the Battle of the Puebla happened. Puebla is a small town in east-central Mexico. The Battle of the Puebla was on May 5, 1862. The war was between France and Mexico. The Mexican leader Juarez drew his army before the city of Puebla and led an assault from the north. The battle was between about 2000 Mexican soldiers and 6000 French. The battle lasted from daybreak to early evening, and when the French finally retreated they had lost nearly 500 of their soldiers. Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the battle. This became a holiday because it represented a moral victory for the Mexican government. This...
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...Cinco de Mayo, 5th of May, celebrates the Mexican army’s victory against France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. It’s surprisingly not a major holiday in Mexico, but in the United States Cinco de Mayo has turned into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, especially in in areas highly populated with Mexican-American citizens. Cinco de Mayo celebration includes parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in towns and cities in Mexico and the United States alike. In 1861, the liberal Mexican Benito Juarez became the president of Mexico in a time of financial desperation, and was forced to put off his debt to European governments. In response to the president’s actions, France, Britain, and Spain sent...
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...Cinco de Mayo is a festival in Mexico and the United States of America that takes place annually on the fifth of May. We typically don't celebrate as much as places farther south due to our lack of Spanish speaking people in Upper Michigan. Today, Cinco de Mayo is a minor holiday normally used for recognizing and celebrating of Mexican culture, tradition, and ancestry. But it was originally a celebration over the victory of the Battle of Puebla during the French-Mexican War. Back in the 19th century, France, Britain, and Spain had been borrowing money to Mexico. These countries sent ships there when they couldn't repay their debts. Britain and Spain were willing to negotiate and eventually left, but France wanted to expand their empire with...
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...Spring in Mexico Cinco de Mayo is not only a holiday known for it's parties, but also it's history. The story starts on May 5th, 1862; Mexico. In the town of Puebla de los Angeles, General Zaragoza, leader of the Mexican army, gathered his troops and townspeople to stand up against France in the Franco-Mexican War. Not only was this victory unpredicted, but it also encouraged Mexican Unity throughout their people. Cinco de Mayo is now a day to celebrate Mexico's win. It is celebrated with colorful decorations such as flags, banners, ribbons, and includes entertainment all around. This involves mariachi bands, street dancers, parades fireworks, and reenactments of the Battle of Puebla. I find the Dia de la Indepencia and Cinco de Mayo to be...
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...The purpose of Cinco De Mayo is to celebrate the war being won in Mexico, it is not really celebrated to them it is just any normal day it’s not a federal holiday for them so they do not get the day off the bank and stores are still open, people in America however celebrate it a lot they have big parades and get very drunk, a lot of people though get Cinco De Mayo confused with Mexico’s Independence Day which took place about 50 years before this. It was kind of a surprise that Mexico won the war against France, because they had a much smaller military than France did. The main reason the war even happened was because Mexico borrowed money from some countries like Spain, England, and France, and of course they wanted their money back Spain,...
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...The reason why Cinco De Mayo is significant in World History is because it celebrates the day of Mexican heritage. Although many people view Cinco de Mayo as a way to get drunk and party. It’s historical roots actually started way back in a small city called Puebla in Mexico. Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican victory, when Mexico won to France. France had suffered a major defeat something that they weren’t familiar with considering that they had won all previous wars before. Benito Juarez declared the name Cinco de Mayo simply by the date. Mexico was on the brink of bankruptcy, their debt was greatly increasing and had to rely on foreign loans. Benito Juarez was later elected president of Mexico and inherited 81 million dollars. A rampant disease known as yellow fever was spreading causing the French to loose 50 percent of their men. Napoleon delivered an ultimatum to Mexico “pay now or expect war.” Before the French could take over Mexico, there was one thing standing in their way- Puebla. On May 5th 1862 a man by the name Laurantz did not wait and decided to attack Puebla. The defender of Puebla was way more than ready, and took the French by surprise. Throughout the attacks the Mexicans kept on surprising the French, they did not expect hand to hand combat or guerilla warfare. A rainstorm hit and the French troops retreated in defeat. However, they vowed to return to Puebla and avenge their loss...
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...Elton Mayo Introducción El ensayo de Elton Mayo busca mostrar de manera resumida sus ideas y su trabajo. Trabajo sobre la fatiga y su mejor experimento fue el que realizo para Western “Electric Company”. Capitulo I: La fatiga La fatiga es la condición fisiológica normal pero cuando se convierte en patológica ya se debe considerar un problema. Existen numerosos intentos por medir la fatiga en la Industria y se centran en medir: las horas de trabajo, los accidentes laborales, las condiciones atmosféricas, la iluminación estudio de movimiento y otros. La fatiga industrial reduce la capacidad de trabajar y es vista en: variación del output, tiempo perdido, rotación laboral, enfermedad y mortalidad, accidentes y grado de esfuerzo desplegado. Capitulo II: La Monotonía La monotonía o estado estacionario se vio visto incrementada en la industria moderna. Siendo una de las causas de la baja en la producción la monotonía. Una de las conclusiones de Wyatt es que la experiencia del aburrimiento esta relacionado con procesos repetitivos. El postula que el grado de aburrimiento esta relacionado con las condiciones de trabajo: • Cuando el trabajo es cambiado cada cierto tiempo • Cuando se paga de acuerdo al producto • Cuando se introducen metas • Cuando el trabajo permite formar grupos sociales • Cuando se introducen descansos fuera de los programados • Se podrá reducir el grado de aburrimiento ...
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...Nick Beeman U.S. Freedom of Information Act First result I found on Google news was the controversy around a new store product by Hampton Creek. It’s a food jar item called Just Mayo which looks like mayonnaise and taste like it too. Officials at the American Egg Board talked about how the name Just Mayo was misleading the public because of no eggs with the name. The Egg Board sent emails to places all over, going to such lengths as to alerting the Food and Drug Administration to this fact. They also were contacting stores carrying the product such as Whole Foods to drop the item. Finally they talked about even putting a hit on the CEO of the company that made Just Mayo, Josh Tetrick. The emails all came to light because the American Egg Board is technically part of the government. It's funded by the egg industry, but it's run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They all were disclosed by the power of the Freedom of Information Act to get all these documents. The documents led to a wave of stories calling the campaign a government conspiracy to bring down Just Mayo when a lawyer gave the documents to the company, Hampton Creek, which released them to journalist. It was unprofessional by a government run company and food critic Michele Simon said, "The egg board is supposed to promote eggs. It's not supposed to take down competitor”. The FDA did send Hampton Creek a warning letter informing the company that its products violate FDA rules. According to the FDA, real mayonnaise...
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... What Makes The Mayo Clinic a Top 100 Hospital? To become one of the best hospitals in the United States the facility needs to be more than just an Emergency Department. Yet, to be claimed as the number one hospital in the whole US is astounding (Leonard 2014). These great hospital facilities also offer more than just a delivery and nursery ward. The great hospitals, such as the Mayo Clinic, offer a full array of medical services and medical specialists and they do all of this while giving exceptional customer service that move them from the ordinary category, to the extraordinary category. The Mayo Clinic’s History The Mayo Clinic is a non-profit hospital and medical group that was started by just one medical doctor back in 1864, Dr. William Mayo (Lanier 2014). In the 1880’s his two sons William Jr. and Charles joined their fathers Minnesota practice. Now, it has three major working campuses, among many smaller healthcare facilities that they have, and that employ more than 4000 full-time medical providers, along with more than 50,000 support staff (Colón-Otero 583). They also do global support groups, scientific, clinical, and educational outreach. The Mayo Clinic’s Mission and Values The Mayo Clinic’s mission is to, “To inspire hope and contribute to health...
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...Problem: • Primary data were obtained within a limited market sample. Limited geography only Middle East and Latin America • Sample was only from people purchased the insurance that offered Mayo Clinic coverage. It may not coincide with potential target market. So, results may not be accurate as sample population is quite limited. Solution!!! Secondary research ( do first to save cost) Objective Mayo Clinic needs to determine what countries should be concentrate on. Although, Mayo will welcome patients from any country in the world, research and marketing is quite expensive. Therefore the marketing department should research what countries have the most potential. Method • Economic and demographic: general data on growth and statistics in the healthcare industry, analysis of stability of economies, population trends, such as aging, immigration. • Cultural, sociological data: climate, common diseases, eating habits and leisure time These data are more widely available because they are commonly reported by the United Nations and other international agencies Primary research ( after we know where is our target group) Objectives marketing research needs to reflect the target market’s wants, preferences, and behavioral patterns and other data that will help to increase international market share. Method • direct observation and Interview people in clinics and insurance offices. using native speaking researcher. • Surveys via e-mail will extend previous research...
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