by Sister Ellen Whelan,
O.S.F.
In 1883 a tornado
devastated the frontier town of Rochester, Minnesota -
with extraordinary consequences. Responding to the
tragedy,
a group of Catholic Sisters built a hospital in a
cornfield and asked a family of doctors to staff it. A
handshake, not a legal document, sealed the agreement
and symbolized the mutual trust that continues today
between the world-acclaimed hospital and Mayo Clinic.
This book tells the human story behind Saint Marys
Hospital founded by the Sisters of Saint Francis and
their partnership with Dr. William Worrall Mayo and
his surgeon sons, Drs. Will and Charlie Mayo.
Sisters's Story Part 2
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About the Author
Sister Ellen Whelan, OSF,
followed in the footsteps of four of her aunts when she joined
 the
Sisters of Saint Francis in Rochester, Minnesota. An educator,
she received a doctorate in history from Syracuse University.
Sister Ellen has been associated with Saint Marys Hospital and
Mayo Clinic in various roles, among them serving as chair of the
Saint Marys Hospital Sponsorship Board.
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