Sharing Mayo Clinic - June 2009 Archives

Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen of Fargo, North Dakota, returned to Mayo Clinic yesterday and today with their parents Jesse and Amy for their three-year checkups. The ...

You often hear the old adage that nurses are caring and compassionate. It's true, but what does it mean? How do you show it, how do you express it, and what defines compassion and caring? Transplant Services on Mayo 3 South on the Florida campus has a clear understanding of this terminology.

  Here's a note we received this week from Kathryn Kuhlmann, the mother of a Mayo Clinic pediatric patient: My daughter, Abby, who is 11, had heart surgery at Mayo on May 29, and she recorded a short video tour of her hospital room to share with some family and friends. I'm contacting you at the suggestion of my sister Kelly Morse Nowicki in Continuing Medical Education who thought this might be the sort of clip Mayo would be interested in posting on its YouTube channel. As is probably typical of most experiences at Mayo, all the staff were very caring and informative. And for her to be up and about just two days after open heart surgery is a testament to the skill of all involved. We are very appreciative of everyone we came in contact with, and Abby would be willing to let her video be viewed by a wider audience as a way of showing another positive patient experience. Abby's video, which was recorded on a Sunday afternoon after her Friday morning heart surgery, is embedded below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdWa60koANA Here's a follow-up note with further details we received from Abby's dad:

Working in Mayo Clinic's public affairs department, I don't get to have as much daily interaction directly with patients and their families as our medical ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO0wMVTJYis When Mayo Clinic lung transplant patient Larry Rawdon heard the Ritz Chamber Players perform on the Florida campus, he was captivated. As a retired cellist ...