is the sports medicine provider for the university's athletics program and signed a research agreement in 2017 that allows students to work with the health system's staff. Physicians at the organization's hospital in La Crosse were part of a 2022 study on use of artificial intelligence (AI) to detect cancer. Researchers said using AI led to fewer missed polyps when performing colonoscopies. Community involvement Mayo Clinic Health System provides support to the community through various grant and scholarship funds. Through its Hometown Health Grant Program, established in 2015, it awards funds to non-profit organizations addressing mental health, obesity, substance abuse, food insecurity, diversity and inclusion. The program gave more than $110,000 to organizations in the Mankato area in 2021. In September 2021, the organization announced a $50,000 scholarship fund for students at Viterbo University to increase diversity in healthcare and nursing. In December that year, the organization awarded $500,000 in grants through its Season of Gratitude Awards to 80 organizations addressing health issues and disparities in the communities where the organization operates. The health system has also partnered with the Salvation Army, providing funds to make mental health support available at homeless shelters in La Crosse; and its staff can contribute to Mayo Clinic's EverybodyIN Fund for Change, which supports efforts in diversity, inclusion, and equity. Recognition Mayo Clinic Health System's Eau Claire hospital was ranked number 6 in the state of Wisconsin in 2020, and 4th in 2021 by U.S. News & World Report. In 2021 and 2022, the health system's Albert Lea-Austin hospital, and La Crosse hospital were included in Newsweek's list of top U.S. hospitals. In the 2021 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality and Affordability Study conducted by Vizient, Inc., the Mayo Clinic Health System Albert Lea-Austin hospital, and hospitals in Fairmont and Red Wing, Minnesota ranked in the top 25 community hospitals; its hospitals in Eau Claire, La Crosse, and Mankato were ranked in the top 25 complex care medical centers. The American College of Surgeons included the health system's hospitals in Eau Claire and La Crosse in its 2021 list of hospitals recognized for their quality of surgical care. The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety organization, gave the organization's hospitals in Red Wing, Eau Claire, and La Crosse an "A" grade, and hospitals in Austin and Mankato a "B" grade in 2021. In 2022, the same hospitals all received "A" grades. See also Mayo Clinic