Employee Stories
January 15, 2019
Mayo Surgeon’s Son Participates in Flyover for President George H.W. Bush
By In the Loop 
In September 2011, during a celebration event honoring the 100th anniversary of the Mayo Clinic Department of Orthopedic Surgery, a seemingly innocent exchange between attendees — one of whom happened to be a former U.S. president — greased the wheels for a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the son of one Mayo orthopedic surgeon.
Tags: Dr. Bernard Morrey, Dr. William Shaughnessy, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Orthopedic Surgery
December 27, 2018
By In the Loop
Each year, In the Loop, like many of the world’s great news organizations, looks back and shares some favorite stories of the year gone by. It’s an edifying exercise, and it gives us a story to publish around the holidays that doesn’t feel like work. (Especially when we use the same clever packaging every year.) Since […]
December 20, 2018
Blanket Drive is About More Than Keeping Patients Warm
By In the Loop
Seth Bayles set out to collect 100 blankets to give to patients going through dialysis. But when the word spread, donations started rolling in, and Seth and his family were able to donate nearly 500 blankets.
Tags: dialysis, Dr. Phil Fischer, kidney disease, kidney donation, Kidney transplant
December 11, 2018
Transforming ECG Education Is Not All Fun and Games, Except When It Is
By In the Loop
Mayo Clinic resident Anthony Kashou, M.D., has taken it upon himself to teach health care providers near and far the fundamentals of reading ECGs, all in the name of improved patient care.
Tags: Alicia Pfeilsticker, Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Adam May, Dr. Anthony Kashou, Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Education, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
December 4, 2018
Doctor Heeds the Call, Ensures Ed Sheeran Fan Can Hear Concert
By In the Loop
Kate Fossum and her mom had traveled far to hear Ed Sheeran in concert, only to realize they forgot the supplies for Kate’s cochlear implants. A late-night call to Mayo turned their luck around.
Tags: Cochlear Implant, Dr. Lane Anzalone, ENT, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
December 4, 2018
When Family and Friends Can’t, Volunteers Step in to Make Sure No One Dies Alone
By In the Loop
Patients nearing the end of life often have loved ones who can be by their side and offer comfort. But when they don’t, Mayo volunteers make sure the patient is not alone.
Tags: Lisa Brink, Lynn Stolp, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services, No One Dies Alone Program, Saint Marys Campus, volunteer
November 29, 2018
Arts at the Bedside Provides a Different Way of Healing
By In the Loop
A program that connects patients with writers, visual artists and musicians at Mayo Clinic offers a type of care that has nothing to do with tests or treatments.
Tags: Arts at the Bedside, Center for Humanities in Medicine, Jenna Whiting, Lynn Borkenhagen
November 27, 2018
‘Pints for Preemies’ Challenge Helps Mayo’s Youngest — and Tiniest — Patients
By In the Loop
The importance of blood and organ donation has always been apparent to ICU nurse Jenny MacIntyre. But when her daughter was born more than three months early, her appreciation for donors grew.
Tags: Jenny MacIntyre, Katy Maeder, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program, Mayo Clinic Connect, neonatal intensive care unit, World Prematurity Day
November 27, 2018
Year of Service Turns Into a Second Career for Volunteer Manager
By In the Loop
After 25 years as an elementary school teacher, Marie Aaberg took a year sabbatical to volunteer at Mayo Clinic. It ended up being a life changing decision.
Tags: Marie Aaberg, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Young Volunteers Program, Saint Marys Campus
November 8, 2018
Mark Wentz Taps Himself to Answer the Call to Service
By In the Loop
Hearing that there was a shortage of buglers to play taps at military funerals, Mark Wentz learned the instrument so he can honor vets with the traditional bugle call.