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The Mayo Clinic
“Faith — Hope — Science”
7.0 / 10• 2018• 1h 55m•NR• English
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
The Mayo Clinic tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "place for hope where there is no hope." The Mayo Clinic began in 1883 as an unlikely partnership between the Sisters of Saint Francis and a country doctor named William Worrall Mayo after a devastating tornado in rural Minnesota. Since then, it has grown into an organization that treats more than a million patients a year from all 50 states and 150 countries. Dr. Mayo had a simple philosophy he imparted to his sons Will and Charlie: "the needs of the patient come first." They wouldn't treat diseases...they would treat people. In a world where healthcare delivery is typically fragmented among individual specialties, the Mayo Clinic practices a multi-specialty, team-based approach that has, from its beginnings, created a culture that thrives on collaboration.
Cast & Crew
Peter Coyote
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Tom Hanks
Will Mayo (voice)
Sam Waterston
Charlie Mayo (voice)
Kevin Conway
William Worrall Mayo (voice)
Blythe Danner
(voice)
Gene Jones
(voice)
Carolyn McCormick
(voice)
Josh Lucas
(voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ken Burns's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Mayo Clinic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
