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.
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Tags: Dr. Robert Brown Jr., Karis Award, Mayo Clinic Values, Mayo Clinic Values Council, Sisters of Saint Francis
May 1, 2018
Nurses Rally Around Colleague Diagnosed With Cancer
By In the Loop
Greg Redmond and his family faced a number of uncertainties after he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. But one thing was clear: his colleagues wouldn’t let the Redmonds go through it alone.
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Tags: Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Values Council, Michelle Redmond
June 4, 2015
Nurse, Healer, Inspiration Honored in Special Karis Award Ceremony
By In the Loop
Cindy Karls loved being a nurse and personified “the role of healer” for 26 years — six of them while a patient herself. Cindy was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, but she never let her “cancer journey,” as she called it, change the way she lived. “Work represented doing what she loved to do,” her […]
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Tags: Cindy Karls, Karis Award, Mayo Clinic Values Council, Sister Tierney Trueman