Staff Stories

Fifteen years ago, Barb Wilker decided — pretty much on a whim — to become an ordained minister. "Not because I had some big religious[...]

By In the Loop • March 14, 2017

Having ear tubes placed is a fairly routine childhood procedure. But as any parent knows, nothing is routine when it's happening to your child. So[...]

By In the Loop • March 14, 2017

Mike DiPasquale is grateful, to say the least, for the return of the house call in his neck of the woods. He recently underwent a[...]

By In the Loop • March 9, 2017

Life as a care provider on 6 Mary Brigh at the Saint Marys campus of Mayo Clinic Hospital — Rochester is not for the faint[...]

By In the Loop • March 7, 2017

A few weeks ago, Allison Hesse received an unusual request from a nurse on the oncology unit she manages at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus Rochester[...]

By In the Loop • March 7, 2017

Megan Cole has played many roles in her acting career, from Shakespearean queens to Elaine's colleague, Peggy, on "Seinfeld." (Talk about range.) But the role that has[...]

By In the Loop • March 2, 2017

Life changed dramatically for Hanna Hughes, who we introduced you to to a few weeks back, after she was diagnosed with cancer at age 16.[...]

By In the Loop • February 28, 2017

Joyce Nelson didn’t technically work in patient care, but she might as well have. For more than a decade, she’s been a therapist, confidant and[...]

By In the Loop • February 28, 2017

Five years ago, Andy Mc Monigle, suffered a heart attack in the men's locker room of the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center in Rochester. It was a[...]

By In the Loop • February 21, 2017

Sometimes, the little things in life can mean a lot. That's (literally) the case with the tiny Lego action figure Kirk Gunderson keeps on his[...]

By In the Loop • February 16, 2017