ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Regional Health will soon have a new top doctor.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Mayo is retiring. News10NBC Investigative Reporter Jennifer Lewke has interviewed Dr. Mayo dozens of times over the last decade about issues that impact the entire health care system, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first time most people heard the name Dr. Robert Mayo, we were heading into an unprecedented global pandemic. Dr. Mayo was a calm and steady voice, week after week, providing updated information on an ever-changing situation alongside his counterpart at UR Medicine.
He says the pandemic showed that even competitors can and should team up when it’s in the best interest of the community.
“There was a great deal of help, people stepped forward and it was really heartwarming, I felt very supported and I was grateful that we could accomplish what was needed for the community at that time,” Mayo said.
The years that have followed haven’t been easy. News10NBC has reported extensively that all of our hospitals are at or over capacity most days and the ERs are overcrowded.
“Some of those challenges still exist today and we are continuing to work on them through our community partnerships with our long-term care facilities, with those that are owned with RRH and we’re constantly trying to find ways to improve efficiency and care delivery,” Mayo said.
Some of those new ways include a lot more technology in health care compared to when Dr. Mayo first took the helm 13 years ago.
“The community will see more and more aspects of AI and robotic type care in the future,” Mayo said.
As for his future, well, Dr. Mayo will still be serving others in retirement.
“My wife and I think of Rochester as our home, we will be temporarily relocating for three years while we serve in a missionary capacity so we’re looking forward to changing our focus for a time and then returning to Rochester,” Mayo said.
As chief medical officer at Rochester Regional Health, Dr. Mayo oversaw not just the clinical care at Rochester General, but at RRH’s eight other local hospitals and health care centers.
Dr. Leslie Wong will take over for Dr. Mayo starting Tuesday.
He was recruited to Rochester by Dr. Mayo a few years ago. He’s a nationally recognized nephrologist.
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