February 11, 2020
Special Delivery Across the Miles With Some Help From Technology
By In the Loop
Lizzie Stoltz was just 30 weeks pregnant when her water broke. She was rushed to a local hospital, where providers used technology to connect with a Mayo neonatologist for help with the high-risk delivery.
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Tags: Dr. Christopher Collura, Dr. Phillip Skaar, Family Medicine, Jon Farm, Mayo Clinic Health System in Bloomer, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo One
January 14, 2020
‘A Hospital, at 130 mph:’ Magazine Profiles Mayo’s Emergency Medical Helicopters
By In the Loop
The crew inside Mayo One, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service’s emergency medical helicopters, has everything it needs to handle emergencies and get patients safely to a Mayo hospital.
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Tags: Emergency Department, Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service, Mayo One
December 22, 2016
Mayo Clinic Medical Transport Adds Specialized Plane to Its Fleet
By In the Loop
While a certain red sled usually owns the flight-related headlines this month, Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only one getting press this December. Several news outlets, it seems, are reporting on another vehicle taking flight. But instead of delivering toys to good girls and boys, the new Mayo One airplane delivers patients in need of immediate, […]
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Tags: Dr. Scott Zietlow, Lisa Jelinek, Mayo Clinic Medical Transport, Mayo One, Thomas Grandouiller
October 13, 2016
A Wing and a Prayer: Sister Generose and Mayo Medical Transport
By In the Loop
As many Minnesota readers know, Mayo Clinic recently lost a beloved member of the family. Sister Generose Gervais, long-time administrator of Saint Marys Hospital, passed away peacefully at the hospital where she lived, worked and served for many of her 97 years. She’ll be remembered for her leadership and dedication, for perpetuating the Franciscan legacy, […]
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Tags: Dr. Michael Farnell, Glenn Lyden, Mayo Medical Transport, Mayo One, Sister Generose Gervais
March 8, 2016
‘Live Life Like a 3-1 Count’ — Near Miss Changes Perspective for Sport Enthusiast
By In the Loop
Chris Willaert has been an athlete and coach for most of his life, and he has taken his share of hits along the way. But nothing he experienced on the playing field or wrestling mat compared to what he felt one afternoon at work last May. Chris was “talking with a couple of co-workers when […]
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Tags: Dr Lyle Joyce, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mayo One
March 3, 2016
Teen Whose Arm Was Reattached After Accident Amazed With Care, Recovery
By In the Loop
If you’re looking for someone who can stay calm under pressure, Jerry Verhagen just might be your guy. This past November, while cutting wood at his father’s house, Jerry’s sleeve got caught in the saw blade. The saw severed his arm between the elbow and wrist. Jerry recently told WEAU 13 News that it took […]
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Tags: Dr. Brian Carlsen, Mayo One
January 27, 2015
Don’t Let a Barking Dog Lie
By In the Loop
When it comes to saving the day, collies (like our old friend Lassie) have nothing on a good yellow Lab mix. At least not when you consider the tale that Larry and Pat Lee have to tell. One morning last fall, Larry Lee and his Lab, Dee, went out for a walk. A short time […]
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Tags: Albert Lea, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mayo One, stroke, telemedicine
October 14, 2014
Mayo One Celebrates 30 Years and Precious Minutes
By In the Loop
Anniversaries are times to celebrate as well as look back and take stock. And when the good folks at Mayo One look back ontheir 30 years of service, they think about patients like Nels Gunderson, whose life hung in the balance when a farm accident claimed his leg and nearly ended his life. Nels recently […]
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Tags: Mayo One