Mayo Clinic developed gradually from the medical practice of a pioneer doctor, Dr. William Worrall Mayo, who settled in Rochester, Minn., in 1863. His dedication to medicine became a family tradition when his sons, Drs. William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined his practice in 1883 and 1888, respectively.

梅奥诊所是从一个医学实践的开拓者-威廉·沃瑞尔·梅奥博士，1863年在明尼苏达州罗彻斯特创建的诊所中发展起来的。之后他的儿子威廉·J·梅奥医生和查尔斯·H·梅奥医生，分别在1883年和1888年加入，他对医学事业的献身成为了家族的传承。

From the beginning, innovation was their standard and they shared a pioneering zeal for medicine. As the demand for their services increased, they asked other doctors and basic science researchers to join them in the world's first private integrated group practice.

创立伊始，他们就把创新作为他们的标准，并分享他们在药物上先遣激情。因为服务需求的增长，他们要求其他医生和基础医学研究者加入，成立了世界上第一家私立综合团体实践。

Although the Mayo doctors were initially viewed as unconventional for practicing medicine through this teamwork approach, the benefits of a private group practice were undeniable.

虽然梅奥的医生们最早通过团队合作的方法进行非传统试验，但这种私人团体工作的贡献无可争辩。

As the success of their method of practice became evident, so did its acceptance. Patients discovered the advantages to a "pooled resource" of knowledge and skills among doctors. In fact, the group practice concept that the Mayo family originated has influenced the structure and function of medical practice throughout the world.

当工作取得成效，他们的方法也被大众接受，病人们发现了医生们的知识和技能放在一个池子里的好处。事实上，梅奥家族创造的团队工作模式，影响力全世界的医学工作的组织和功能。

Along with its recognition as a model for integrated group practice, "the Mayos' Clinic" developed a reputation for excellence in individual patient care. Doctors and students came from around the world to learn new techniques from the Mayo doctors, and patients came from around the world for diagnosis and treatment. What attracted them was not only technologically advanced medicine, but also the caring attitude of the doctors.

伴随着团队工作模式广受赞誉，梅奥诊所在病人的个性化照护上也得到了相当的名气。医生和学生从世界各地前来梅奥诊所学习新的技术，病人也从全球前来梅奥诊断和治疗。吸引他们的不仅有先进的医学技术，还有医生们的关爱态度。

Through the years, Mayo Clinic has nurtured and developed its founders' style of working together as a team. Shared responsibility and consensus still provide the framework for decision making at Mayo.

这么多年过去了，梅奥诊所鼓励和培养创始人的团队工作风格。达成共识、共担责任依然规定为梅奥的决策架构。

That teamwork in medicine is carried out today by more than 55,000 doctors, nurses, scientists, students and allied health staff at Mayo Clinic locations in the Midwest, Arizona and Florida.

医学团队协作至今仍然被位于中西部地区、亚利桑那州和佛罗里达州的，超过55000名的医生、护士、科学家、学生和联合健康雇员所执行。

备注：英文摘自梅奥诊所的网站，中文为笔者译文，难免不周，仅供参考