Mayo Clinic

Kiwanis gets behind-the-scenes story of Ken Burns’ Mayo documentary

Jul 31, 2024

The behind the scenes accounting of the making of the Ken Burns documentary on the Mayo Clinic was a recent Kiwanis program presented by Bob Nellis. Bob is an author, historian and former Mayo Clinic employee who was heavily involved during the development of the idea for the documentary through...

Hollman receives prestigious fellowship

Jun 12, 2024

Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences announced that Lake City native Dr. John Hollman “has been awarded the Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) – the highest professional recognition within the APTA.” Hollman is the Department of Physical Therapy...

Hollman named associate dean at Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences

Sep 14, 2022

Lake City native John H. Hollman, PT, Ph.D., professor of Physical Therapy, has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences (MCSHS). Hollman, along with administrative partner Aaron Rindflesch, Ph.D., will lead the Academic Affairs Committee and...

Mayo Docs: Returning to what we love thanks to COVID vaccines

May 20, 2021

We have begun to turn a corner in this pandemic. To get to the other side, we need to develop vaccine confidence in our community by addressing hesitancy, answering questions, and creating easy opportunities to get a vaccine. This effort benefits us all. When the vaccine was first available, demand...

Mayo chopper grounded, repaired in Lake City

Apr 21, 2021

A Mayo Clinic air ambulance unexpectedly spent a few days on the helipad at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City. “After landing at the hospital on Friday evening and attempting the restart process to return to Rochester, the pilot became aware of a high engine temperature sensor. Out of...

Mayo's neonatal ICU moves within St. Marys

Dec 9, 2020

Mayo Clinic’s Neonatal ICU has moved from Mary Brigh 3 B/F to Mary Brigh 5 D/E in Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Saint Marys Campus, providing space to care for up to 34 patients. The Neonatal ICU is part of Mayo Clinic Children’s Center. In the Neonatal ICU’s new space, all patients will...

Mayo changes testing process for respiratory illnesses

Dec 9, 2020

As fall and winter begin, patients will increasingly experience illnesses with symptoms similar to COVID-19, and Mayo Clinic said it wants to help patients get answers quickly and easily. Starting Tuesday, Dec. 8, Mayo Clinic combined the triage and testing process for COVID-19, influenza and...

Mayo study indicates masks are effective at reducing COVID-19 spread

Nov 25, 2020

New, unpublished data from researchers at Mayo Clinic found that physical separation reduces the exposure of respiratory droplets and that three feet is helpful but six feet separation reduces particle counts to near baseline levels. The findings strongly support the protective value and...

Mayo adjusts COVID-19 Red Wing test site hours

Sep 16, 2020

Mayo Clinic Health System is adjusting the hours of its drive-through COVID-19 testing sites beginning Sept. 12, 2020, in Albert Lea, Austin, Owatonna and Red Wing. This change will help focus support during the hours where there is the most demand from patients, Mayo said in a news release. The...

Quick action credited with saving bleeding man’s life

Apr 30, 2020

A Lake City family is very grateful to the passersby and emergency medical personnel that they say saved a family member’s life. On April 22, Chad Moyer was breaking down some cardboard and styrofoam while cleaning his garage when the knife he was using hit a thin spot in the styrofoam and...