Early Computerization of Patient Care at Mayo Clinic Marc A. Ellsworth, MD, Christopher A. Aakre, MD, Mikhail Dziadzko, MD, PhD, Steve G. Peters, MD, Brian W. Pickering, MB, BCh, Vitaly Herasevich, MD, PhD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 91, Issue 7, Pages e93-e101 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001 Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Cardiac intensive care unit at Saint Marys Hospital with monitoring equipment linked to an IBM 1800 computer. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e93-e101DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001) Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Central nursing station of the coronary care unit. The unit is dimly lit so that monitoring equipment can be easily read. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e93-e101DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001) Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Laboratory technicians check out data supplied by the new Vickers M-300 Multichannel system. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e93-e101DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001) Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 A, Demonstration of how a patient is scanned by the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. The cylinder in which the patient lies is 10 ft long. B, A paper clip is drawn to the magnet in the center of the scanner. C, An image from an MRI scanner shows a sagittal view of a tumor in the posterior fossa. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e93-e101DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001) Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 5 Sign tacked to a wall by a Mayo Clinic employee. Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2016 91, e93-e101DOI: (10.1016/j.mayocp.2016.04.001) Copyright © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions