Items Tagged ‘volunteer’
February 13, 2020
Researcher Finds Meaning in Volunteering With Pediatric Patients: ‘My Heart Feels Full’
By In the Loop 
Merrick Ducharme’s Thursday mornings as a volunteer at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center are never the same, but one thing is consistent: his appreciation for what he learns from the kids.
Tags: Mayo Clinic Children's Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Merrick Ducharme, volunteer
February 4, 2020
Nurse Sews Pouches for Patients in Secret (Until Now)
By In the Loop
For more than seven years, Mayo Clinic cardiac nurse Grace Miller has anonymously sewn and donated hundreds of the handmade pouches that are given to patients with temporary pacemakers.
Tags: Grace Miller, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Nursing, Pacemaker, volunteer
October 1, 2019
Nurse Anesthetist Volunteers, Urges Others: Don’t Forget the Bahamas
By In the Loop
Michele Woodrum, a CRNA at Mayo Clinic, didn’t hesitate when a friend invited her to Hope Town in the Bahamas to provide health care to islanders after last month’s hurricane.
May 2, 2019
Child Life Specialist and Her Family Care for Patients in Papua New Guinea
By In the Loop
A six-month overseas mission trip with her family was life changing in many ways for Jenn Rodemeyer, including how she views her work as a child life specialist at Mayo Clinic.
Tags: Child Life Specialist, Jenn Rodemeyer, malaria, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, tuberculosis, volunteer, YWAM Medical Ships
April 16, 2019
Unique Hospice Volunteer Team Comforts With Presence — and Fur
By In the Loop
Jayne Boeding hadn’t planned on becoming a volunteer until life slowed down. But then golden retriever Brady joined her family, and Jayne immediately saw Brady’s pet therapy potential. Jayne Boeding and her golden retriever, Brady, walked to the door of the patient’s room and peered inside. The woman was sleeping. Or appeared to be. Then […]
Tags: hospice, Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing, volunteer
January 31, 2019
Transplant Patient’s Mother Becomes Mayo Volunteer
By In the Loop
Kim Van Roekel is no stranger to Mayo Clinic. She’s spent more than a year in Rochester awaiting a heart transplant for her daughter, Becca, and volunteering her time at her home away from home.
Tags: dextrocardia with situs inversus, heart failure, heart transplant, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Sisters Crossing Gift Shop, volunteer
December 4, 2018
When Family and Friends Can’t, Volunteers Step in to Make Sure No One Dies Alone
By In the Loop
Patients nearing the end of life often have loved ones who can be by their side and offer comfort. But when they don’t, Mayo volunteers make sure the patient is not alone.
Tags: Lisa Brink, Lynn Stolp, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mayo Clinic Volunteer Services, No One Dies Alone Program, Saint Marys Campus, volunteer
June 6, 2017
Retired Physician Puts Health in Hands of His Student — Four Decades Later
By In the Loop
Don Scholz, M.D., supervised many resident physicians while he was on staff at Mayo Clinic. Nearly forty years later, Dr. Scholz needed treatment for a leaking heart valve and found himself in the care of a former student.
Tags: cardiology, Dr. Don Scholz, Dr. John Bresnahan, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, volunteer