Items Tagged ‘Saint Marys Hospital’
October 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Two Years After Stroke, Justin Lanners Wins Age Group in Half-Marathon Walk
By In the Loop 
Justin Lanners remembers the exact day of his stroke. “April 18, 2017,” he says. “It was a Tuesday.” That day, Justin awoke at 5 a.m. with what he describes as a “weird buzzing noise” in his right ear. Still half-awake, Justin tuned out the buzzing as he made his way to an upstairs bathroom. “I […]
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Tags: Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Saint Marys Hospital, stroke
January 24, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Patient’s Family Turns Caring Bridge Posts into Book for His Physician
By In the Loop
Eleven months after a cancer diagnosis, Bob Samuelson passed away. The care and compassion of Bob’s care team inspired his family to create a book to show their appreciation.
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Tags: Dr Aminah Jatoi, Dr. C. Richard Choo, Dr. Scott Stafford, Esophageal cancer, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Saint Marys Hospital, Venessa Mandelkow
June 29, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Hunting Accident Leads to Memorable Mayo Experience
By In the Loop
The year was 1939. Ed Chalberg and his brother-in-law had just finished up a day of pheasant hunting when Ed was accidentally shot. After driving for hours, Ed arrived at Mayo Clinic in search of care.
February 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Talking Shop With Sister Antoine, 102
By In the Loop
Whether recalling the first kidney dialysis procedure at Saint Marys Hospital, talking about teaching nursing students at the bedside, or discussing her thoughts on the key to longevity, Sister Antoine Murphy has a quiet grace that reflects the institution she’s served for 78 years. This month, the good Sister, who turned 102 in January, celebrates her […]
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Tags: Nursing, Saint Marys Hospital, Sister Antoine Murphy, Sisters of Saint Francis, volunteers
February 5, 2015 · Leave a Comment
By In the Loop
It seemed like a small gesture. It was 1948, and a young boy was biding time in the hospital lobby at Saint Marys in Rochester, Minnesota, when one of the Sisters of Saint Francis took his hand and brought him to his father’s hospital room. In those days, young children weren’t allowed in hospital rooms, […]
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Tags: History, Saint Marys Hospital, Sisters of Saint Francis
December 16, 2014 · Leave a Comment
By In the Loop
Read time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds It’s beginning to look at lot like the holiday season is upon us. Once again, the Plummer Building in Rochester has that Christmas tree sort of glow, the continuation of a holiday tradition. There are Love Lights at Mayo Clinic Health System sites in Northwest Wisconsin, as community members […]
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Tags: History, Holidays, Saint Marys Hospital, Sisters of Saint Francis
September 30, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Saint Marys campus celebrates 125 years and counting
By In the Loop
It’s the sort of story that’s surprising yet pretty much what you’ve come to expect from Mayo Clinic and the Sisters of Saint Francis. The Sisters and the Mayos joined forces to build a hospital to care for the medical needs of folks in Rochester, Minnesota, after the great cyclone of 1883. The Sisters said […]
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Tags: History, Saint Marys Hospital, Sister Generose Gervais, Sister Lauren Weinandt
December 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Blessed with holiday traditions
By In the Loop
There are holiday traditions, and then there are holiday traditions. One of them — a longstanding practice with a new flair — may have caught your attention if you found yourself out front of the Francis Building at Saint Marys earlier this afternoon. A new nativity scene was installed today near the main entrance on […]
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Tags: Auxiliary, Bishop John Quinn, Christine Hindt, Holidays, Saint Marys Hospital, Sister Lauren Weinandt, Sister Tierney Trueman, Sisters of St. Francis