June 24, 2015
West Nile Put Gloria Johnson on a Ventilator. Rehab Brings Her Back
Gloria Johnson’s life changed in the blink of an eye. Gloria and her husband, Floyd, were camping in South Dakota in August 2013, when her body’s temperature skyrocketed to 104.6 degrees, and her body went limp. She went from enjoying her time at a campground to being paralyzed from the neck down. She was diagnosed […]
Tags: Lake City, Mayo Clinic Health System, Respiratory Therapy, Ventilator Program, West Nile Virus
March 27, 2015
An Unexpected Stop in Lake City Provides Comfort and a Smooth Transition Home
Gail and Bob Boehmer recall driving through Lake City, Minnesota, many times on their way to northern Wisconsin, where they first met. Neither of them ever imagined the town on Lake Pepin would become a home away from home. The Waterloo, Iowa, couple recently spent six weeks in Lake City. It wasn’t something they’d planned. […]
Tags: Cardiac surgery, Cardiovascular Diseases, Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Dr. Steven Moran, Dr. Thomas Bower, Lake City, telemedicine, Transitional Care