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Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall

Connecting Past with Future

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connecting past with the future

Introduction

Mayo Clinic has always used advanced communications technology to serve patients.

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advanced communications

In the early 1900s, the colored semaphore slides indicated when an exam room was available (today’s version uses colored lights). The telegraph “ticker” and candlestick telephone provided rapid communications for the growing medical practice. 

advanced communication tools used by Mayo Clinic