Staff Stories

As the song says, there's no place like home for the holidays. But for some patients, heading home isn't an option. So staff at Mayo[...]

By In the Loop • December 22, 2015

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the holidays? If you said, "cookies," congratulations! You're just as food obsessed as[...]

By In the Loop • December 17, 2015

Lindy Streightiff loves her job. You can see her excitement "as soon as we pull into the parking lot," says Joan Streightiff, better known around[...]

By In the Loop • December 15, 2015

If you've gotten the gingerbread house bug this holiday season, you may want to avert your eyes. Seeing the wonder that is Chef Jonathan Klinger's[...]

By In the Loop • December 10, 2015

On Oct. 24, John Beshai, M.D., raised his right hand and was sworn in as a member of the United States Air Force Reserve. It[...]

By In the Loop • December 8, 2015

Don't look now, but today is Dec. 1, and the holiday season is upon us. This year, instead of making a last-minute dash to the[...]

By In the Loop • December 1, 2015

When Jessica Smidt conducts interviews, she looks for certain must-have traits in her candidates: reliability, predictability, friendliness and, perhaps most importantly, a "happy tail." That[...]

By In the Loop • November 19, 2015

Debbie Daugherty was driving home from work shortly before Christmas a couple years back when she noticed a U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program[...]

By In the Loop • November 10, 2015

The patient was scheduled for surgery at Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus the next day. Her nurse, noticing the woman seemed "very anxious" about her procedure,[...]

By In the Loop • November 10, 2015

On the day he was born, Marcus Nichols had already beaten the odds. Marcus and his twin, Mathieu, shared a single amniotic sac — a[...]

By In the Loop • November 5, 2015