Unrated. Historic fiction. Runtime 45 min.
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1940 was a pivotal year for Mayo Clinic. The Mayo brothers and Sister Joseph Dempsey, long-time administrator of Saint Marys Hospital had died the year before, the Great Depression had been a decade of unprecedented financial strain, and now a world war was looming.
This film imagines two journalists coming to Rochester, expecting to find an institution in decline. Invited to dinner at Mayowood, the home of Dr. Chuck and Alice Mayo, they meet an array of guests and discover the enduring strength of Mayo Clinic: teamwork in service to patients.
“Dinner at Mayowood” captures the spirit of perseverance, innovation and hope that has helped Mayo Clinic survive and thrive in an ever-changing
world.