June 7, 2019
Mayo Clinic nurse Jeanne Rosendale to retire after 45 years in labor and delivery
La Crosse Tribuneby Emily Pyrek On June 3, 1974, Jeanne Rosendale clocked in for her first day as a labor and delivery nurse at Mayo Clinic Health System. On Monday, 45 years to the day, she will complete her final shift. At 67, Rosendale is retiring from the job she has held for more than […]
Tags: Jeanne Rosendale, La Crosse Tribune, Mayo Clinic Health System, Nursing, nursing careers
June 7, 2019
Integrated approach to opioid addiction
KEYC Mankatoby Erika Brooks Mayo Clinic Health System is launching a pilot project to holistically treat addiction, mental and physical health. It’s a little-known aspect of addiction: According to Mayo Clinic Health Systems, more than 40 percent of those with a substance-use disorder also have a mental health condition. Yet, only 1 in 10 addicts […]
Tags: addiction, Dr. Shirshendu Sinha, Mayo Clinic Health System, mental health, opioid addiction
April 19, 2019
Mayo Clinic’s Cancer Center completes phase #1 renovations
WXOW La Crosse April 16th was a big day for La Crosse’s Mayo Clinic Health System – It’s Cancer Center is officially one step closer to having its renovation project complete. The renovations are happening in three phases, and now, phase one is finished. They’ve opened up the patient waiting area and the treatment area, […]
Tags: Mayo Clinic Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System Cancer Center, WXOW-TV LaCrosse
January 24, 2019
Ahead of extreme cold, doctors remind people of frostbite risks
KTTC We’re heading into an extremely cold stretch of weather over the next several days, so Mayo Clinic doctors are reminding people about the dangers of frostbite…“When you can’t feel your hands and you’re running them under potentially even boiling water or water that’s too hot, it will be damaging to you rather than a […]
Tags: Dr. David McAlpine, extreme cold weather, frostbite, KTTC, Mayo Clinic Health System
January 24, 2019
KAAL Flu season is back and experts say vaccines offer the best method to prevent the spread of the virus. For about six months the flu virus travels from homes to schools, to the workplace, and in more severe cases in the hospital. “Anybody who is less than two years old, if it’s an older […]
Tags: Dr. Francesca McCutcheon, flu, Influenza, KAAL, Mayo Clinic Health System
July 27, 2018
8 Surprising Reasons You Feel Nauseous
Prevention by Emily Shiffer There’s nothing worse than when you start to get that sick, queasy feeling deep in the pit of your stomach. If you’re not already puking (the absolute worst), it can leave you feeling dizzy, disoriented, and down for the count until you get to the root of the problem. “Nausea is […]
Tags: Dr. Jayme Hoch, Mayo Clinic Health System, nausea, Prevention
December 8, 2017
MCHS launches $65 million surgical suite expansion
KEYC Mankato by Samantha Hoot A $65 million surgical suite expansion and modernization project is underway at Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato. On Wednesday, MCHS officials unveiled project renderings that are part of its renovation. “This project will enhance our patients experience and will allow them to experience a broader array of surgical procedures right […]
Tags: Dr. James Hebl, Dr. Mike Kendrick, KEYC Mankato, Mayo Clinic Health System
November 17, 2017
Mayo Clinic in the News Weekly Highlights for November 17, 2017
USA Today, Once paralyzed, Chris Norton vows to walk his fiancee down the aisle by Daniel P. Finney — Chris Norton’s long lifetime walk began in earnest on Oct. 16, 2010 — seven years ago Monday. He lay face down on the Luther College football field; his neck broken from a hard hit […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Angel Flight Central, Breast Cancer, burpees, C. diff, Cancer Center at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, Chip Gay, Chris Norton, coffee, Dena Keilman, destination medical center, Destination Medical Center Discovery Square subdistrict