July 23, 2012
Campaign Puts a Spotlight on Fleet Readiness Center
As CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida, William Rupp oversees a medical complex with thousands of employees who must operate with surgical precision. On Friday, he joined a group of JAX Chamber members for a tour of another large-scale Jacksonville organization where there is scant margin for error. The Fleet Readiness Center at Jacksonville Naval […]
Tags: Dr. William Rupp, Fleet Readiness Center, Florida Times-Union, JAX Chamber
June 18, 2012
US Healthcare Industry Confronts Unrestrained Waste to Cut Costs
There’s a stunning coloured glass Dale Chihuly chandelier worth an estimated $1.2m in one of the hallways. Outside, lush green lawns spread peacefully around elegant white and glass blocks. The state-of-the-art labs are in a hurricane-proof building with huge windows, on the second floor in case of flooding, not in the usual drab basement. The […]
Tags: Dale Chihuly, Dr. William Rupp, Guardian, healthcare costs, medical care
May 29, 2012
Mayo Clinic Plans $97M Expansion
Mayo Clinic will invest about $97 million in two new major construction projects scheduled to begin this summer in Jacksonville, officials announced this week. The projects will add two floors and 90 beds to its hospital and construct an off-site primary care center near the intersection of Interstate 295 and Gate Parkway. The expansion projects […]
Tags: Dr. William Rupp, expansion, job growth, News4 Jax
May 24, 2012
Mayo Clinic Plans Expansion in Jacksonville
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville is planning a nearly $100 million expansion that includes adding two stories to its hospital and building a separate primary care clinic. “Our hospital has been operating at or near capacity almost since it first opened four years ago,” CEO Dr. William Rupp said in a news release. “The additional beds and […]
Tags: Dr. William Rupp, expansion, Post Bulletin, quality of care