Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin region’s Ambulance Services will become part of Gold Cross Ambulance on Thursday, Jan. 1. This change affects Ambulance Services based in Barron and Osseo.
The integration will be reflected by changes in reporting structure and rebranded vehicles and employee uniforms during the first quarter of 2015. Ambulance Services employees will continue to be based at the Barron and Osseo hospitals, and their job tasks and responsibilities throughout the hospitals will remain the same. Mayo Clinic Health System and Gold Cross employees will remain Mayo Clinic employees. No employee will lose his or her job as a result of the integration.
This transition is the result of ongoing integration over the past 10 years and is similar to other integration throughout Mayo Clinic Health System, such as Information Technology and the ambulance service in Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, Minnesota joining Gold Cross in 2013.
“The goal is to reduce the effort and liability we have invested in operating a stand-alone ambulance service at Mayo Clinic Health System in Barron and Osseo by relying on Mayo Clinic’s ambulance service to provide infrastructure and expertise,” says Rita Sullivan, Administration. “This is more than a change in uniform and ambulance branding. It’s an integration of our patient care and safety culture at a time when Mayo Clinic is positioning itself for health care reform.”
This integration allows for coordinated medical direction and protocols, fleet management, materials management and other quality and safety initiatives.
The Northwest Wisconsin Gold Cross team will be led by Kirk Gunderson, Gold Cross. He will work with closely with operational leadership in Barron and Osseo.
Barron and Osseo’s ambulance services began serving their communities in 1966 and 1971, respectively. Gold Cross, which began operations in 1962 and became part of Mayo Clinic in 1994, has served the Eau Claire region since 1995. Gold Cross is a service of Mayo Clinic Medical Transport, which also includes Mayo One, Mayo MedAir and the Mayo Emergency Communications Center. Together, the team offers 143 years of emergency medical service and experience.
Northwest Wisconsin Ambulance Services to Join Mayo Gold Cross
Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin region’s Ambulance Services will become part of Gold Cross Ambulance on Thursday, Jan. 1. This change affects Ambulance Services based in Barron and Osseo.
The integration will be reflected by changes in reporting structure and rebranded vehicles and employee uniforms during the first quarter of 2015. Ambulance Services employees will continue to be based at the Barron and Osseo hospitals, and their job tasks and responsibilities throughout the hospitals will remain the same. Mayo Clinic Health System and Gold Cross employees will remain Mayo Clinic employees. No employee will lose his or her job as a result of the integration.
This transition is the result of ongoing integration over the past 10 years and is similar to other integration throughout Mayo Clinic Health System, such as Information Technology and the ambulance service in Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea, Minnesota joining Gold Cross in 2013.
“The goal is to reduce the effort and liability we have invested in operating a stand-alone ambulance service at Mayo Clinic Health System in Barron and Osseo by relying on Mayo Clinic’s ambulance service to provide infrastructure and expertise,” says Rita Sullivan, Administration. “This is more than a change in uniform and ambulance branding. It’s an integration of our patient care and safety culture at a time when Mayo Clinic is positioning itself for health care reform.”
This integration allows for coordinated medical direction and protocols, fleet management, materials management and other quality and safety initiatives.
The Northwest Wisconsin Gold Cross team will be led by Kirk Gunderson, Gold Cross. He will work with closely with operational leadership in Barron and Osseo.
Barron and Osseo’s ambulance services began serving their communities in 1966 and 1971, respectively. Gold Cross, which began operations in 1962 and became part of Mayo Clinic in 1994, has served the Eau Claire region since 1995. Gold Cross is a service of Mayo Clinic Medical Transport, which also includes Mayo One, Mayo MedAir and the Mayo Emergency Communications Center. Together, the team offers 143 years of emergency medical service and experience.
