Organizational Culture and Proton Therapy Facility Design at the Mayo Clinic

Purpose: Charged particle facility design and operation presents numerous challenges, both technical and operational. The Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program (PBTP) will consist of 2 proton radiation therapy facilities, each with 4 treatment gantries and 1 fixed beam room, located in Rochester, MN and Phoenix, AZ, respectively, operating under a single organizational structure. The proton facilities will open in 2015 and treat approximately 2,400 patients per year when fully operational. Materials and Methods: To facilitate development of a unified organizational culture for the Mayo Clinic PBTP, a survey consisting of open ended queries regarding facility design and organizational culture was sent to 36 charged particle treatment facilities worldwide and analyzed using McKinsey's 7-S model of organizational values. The survey was also given to the Mayo PBTP planning group. Results: The survey revealed the external respondents felt that aspects of organizational culture involving management s...