Mayo Clinic Forms Long-Term Collaborative With Altru Health System in North Dakota

On May 18, 2011, the Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minnesota affiliated itself with Altru Health System of Grand Forks, North Dakota, to formalize a long-term collaborative relationship between the two organizations. The collaboration is not an acquisition or a merger, as both organizations will remain independent entities. The terms of the affiliation agreement will grant Altru physicians access to Mayo Clinic’s evidence-based disease management protocols, clinical care guidelines, treatment recommendations, and reference materials for complex medical conditions. The Mayo Clinic is a non-profit health care organization that provides medical services, research, and education at 70 hospitals . . .