Practice story
January 23, 2023
Making surgery work for Mayo nurse through Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program
By In the Loop 
The Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Program was created to help patients who prefer not to receive donor blood or who are unable to receive blood products. It meant the world to Kenichea Nichols. Kenichea Nichols, a nursing education specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, is used to advocating for her patients and colleagues. When she […]
November 15, 2022
Collaboration leads to better oral care, prevents pneumonia for patients in intensive care
By In the Loop
A collaboration between Dental Specialties and Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit staff at Mayo Clinic in Rochester led to a pilot project where dental hygienists provide critical care patients with much-needed oral care and help prevent ventilator-assisted pneumonia. Patients who are hospitalized in an intensive care unit can often be at risk for acquiring ventilator-associated […]
Tags: Cardiovascular surgical intensive care, Dental Specialties, Sarah Hoerler
September 15, 2022
Bidding the Colonial Building farewell
By In the Loop
The remaining section of the Colonial Building in Rochester is making way for a new structure connecting the Jacobson and Eisenberg buildings. Staff are sharing their memories of the building. Mayo Clinic’s skyline in downtown Rochester is changing. Demolition of the Colonial Building is underway as part of an expansion of proton beam therapy services […]
Tags: Colonial Building, Jan Bruhnke, Lynelle Campeau, Proton Beam Therapy Program, Valmik Patel
June 1, 2022
By In the Loop
Wendy Zins writes a letter to her 19-year-old self on the anniversary of her bone marrow transplant each year. The letter is a reminder and acknowledgment of the key people and things that helped her survive. Wendy Zins was 18, had just graduated from high school, and was looking forward to the next chapter in […]
Tags: Bone Marrow Transplant, Dr. Louis Letendre, Dr. Morie Gertz
February 27, 2020
Dominican Sister: Serving Patients Is ‘A Reminder That God Is Everywhere’
By In the Loop
Sister Marie Anna Stelmach has been a Dominican Sister for 56 years, taking on roles of teacher, chaplain, nurse and missionary. Her current role is as a volunteer at Mayo Clinic.
Tags: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Franciscan heritage, Franciscan Sisters, Hand massage, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services, Saint Marys Campus
January 30, 2020
Rochester Restaurants Rally to Save Lives Through ‘Fun and Friendly’ Competition
By In the Loop
From Feb. 3 to April 30, seven Rochester restaurants will participate in a competition designed to serve up as much lifesaving blood as possible for the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program.
Tags: Battle of the Badges, Lauren E. Brown, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program
November 7, 2019
Ambulance From Mayo Clinic Finds New Life in Haiti
By In the Loop
Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service’s recent donation will arrive in Carrefour, Haiti, next month after Chris Hedlund, an emergency medical technician, went the extra mile to make it happen.
Tags: Chris Hedlund, Matt Will, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
November 7, 2019
Ensuring the Franciscan Values Survive
By In the Loop
The Sisters of Saint Francis, who cared for patients alongside the Mayos and helped establish the values that guide Mayo Clinic, still influence how health care is provided today.
Tags: Dr. Robert Brown Jr., Karis Award, Mayo Clinic Values, Mayo Clinic Values Council, Sisters of Saint Francis
October 3, 2019
‘Pints for Preemies’ Challenge Returns to Deliver More Life-Saving Blood Donations
By In the Loop
The goal of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program’s upcoming campaign, Pints for Preemies, is to adequately supply Mayo Clinic with enough blood for its newest and tiniest patients.
Tags: blood transfusion, Dr Justin Kreuter, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center, Mayo Clinic Connect
September 19, 2019
Gentle Wings Offers Families Photos That Comfort and Heal
By In the Loop
Dana Brennan Duffney, a desk operations specialist at Mayo Clinic, launched the nonprofit Gentle Wings to provide free photography sessions for families who have lost infants and those receiving care in the neonatal ICU.
Tags: Dana Duffney, Gentle Wings, Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital, NICU, volunteer photographers