Mayo Clinic Health System is a system of community-based medical facilities. It is owned by Mayo Clinic and was founded in 1992. The organization focuses on providing medical care in rural communities in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. As of 2022, its facilities include 16 hospitals, 53 multispecialty clinics and one mobile health clinic. The President of Mayo Clinic Health System is Prathibha Varkey (since August 2021). The Mayo Clinic is also one of the largest doctors groups in the United States with more than 10,000 doctors in 32 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Arizona. History In the early 1990s, Mayo Clinic decided to form a system of clinics and hospitals in response to the growth of managed care. The organization was initially called Mayo Health System when it was founded in 1992. The first groups to join were the Decorah Clinic in Decorah, Iowa, followed by Wisconsin-based Midelfort Clinic and Luther Hospital. Joining Mayo Health System allowed the facilities to offer services previously unavailable in the area, such as adding a cardiovascular surgery center to Luther Hospital. By 1995, the health system had 11 clinics and hospitals. That year, the Skemp clinic and St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin joined Mayo Health System as Franciscan Skemp health care. By 1999, the health system had affiliates in 55 communities. In 2011, the organization changed its name and the name of its affiliates to Mayo Clinic Health System. By 2012, the health system had 70 locations and reported seeing 500,000 patients annually. Prathibha Varkey was named president of Mayo Clinic Health System in 2021; she succeeded Bobbie Gostout. Varkey was the first woman of color to lead the organization. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization saw telehealth appointments increase from four percent of all appointments to 85 percent. By May 2021, the organization said telehealth appointments had lowered to 20 percent. Mayo Clinic Health System opened its first mobile clinic in June 2021 in Southern Minnesota, as a way to provide care in rural locations where permanent clinics were not financially viable. The organization used a 39-foot commercial vehicle for the clinic, which includes two exam rooms as well as a laboratory. The clinic is also equipped with wireless internet, so patients in areas with limited internet access can use the facility to attend telemedicine appointments. By February 2022, the mobile clinic had seen 1,000 people. Also in 2021, the