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Healing hands : the Sisters of Saint Francis and Mayo Clinic /

In 1889, a group of Catholic Sisters in Rochester, Minn., built a hospital in a cornfield and asked a family of doctors to staff it. A handshake sealed their agreement. Saint Marys Hospital of Mayo Clinic grew into a place of hope for people around the world.--From publisher's description.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Flaherty, Mark T. (Director, Producer), Bloom, Tom (Screenwriter), Bodnar, Eden (Narrator), Whelan, Ellen, Sister
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Rochester, Minn. : Mayo Clinic, [2010]
Series:Mayo Clinic heritage films.
Subjects:
Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) > History.
Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.). > School of Nursing > History.
Mayo Clinic > History.
Sisters of Saint Francis (Rochester, Minn.) > History.
Historical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:In 1889, a group of Catholic Sisters in Rochester, Minn., built a hospital in a cornfield and asked a family of doctors to staff it. A handshake sealed their agreement. Saint Marys Hospital of Mayo Clinic grew into a place of hope for people around the world.--From publisher's description.
Item Description:Based on: The Sisters' story by Ellen A. Whelan.
Special features: Sisters' roundtables; tour of Assisi, Italy; In giving we receive.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (43 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video format.
Production Credits:Writer, Tom Bloom ; editor, Katie R. McPhillips ; original music composed by Phil Aaron ; director of photography, Greg Stiever ;