Staff Stories

The Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Emergency Medicine Paramedic Program organized eight emergency scenarios around the Rochester area for trainees this week, including one at Cook Park in northwest Rochester.

Prior to her passing on Monday, July 31, Sister Lauren Weinandt asked that the following letter be shared with Mayo Clinic staff.  

In the "Above and Beyond" series, we're highlighting the stories and actions of staff praised by colleagues for exemplifying Mayo Clinic values.

Born in Ireland, Karen Rooney says it's a "privilege and honor to be part of Mayo Clinic Health System." She worked in Ireland's largest acute care hospital for 15 years in different roles, including management, teaching and providing bedside care, before moving to Minnesota and working at Mayo Clinic Health System.

Decades of incorrect diagnoses and debilitating symptoms led Karie Lother to Mayo Clinic, first as a patient and eventually as a remote staff member. She shares how Mayo Clinic restored her hope and her health.

Read how a sock contest led to a practical joke, how a kitten became a stowaway passenger on a visitor's truck, and how Mayo colleagues[...]

After receiving a lifesaving liver transplant, Juan Sanchez was inspired to come to work at Mayo Clinic. Now he's pursuing opportunities he never imagined. Read[...]

Four Franciscan Sisters continue to live and work at the Saint Marys Campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester. While much of their work is[...]

Stephanie Vaughan's plans to participate in the virtual Heritage Classic 5K Run/Walk last year were thwarted as she recovered from brain surgery. But she had[...]

On a visit home to his native Uganda, Achilles Tebandeke couldn't ignore the plight of the children who were braving harsh elements to just try[...]