Category: Life@Work

• The Essentials of Cultural Awareness: LGBTQ+ Healthcare

  When Patrick Decker-Tonnesen senses tension, he also sees an opportunity.

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• Energy Is Your Superpower

  Each of us sets the tone with our energy, every day. Our actions, attitudes and mindset impact people around us and our energy is the key to tapping into our strengths.

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• This Is Why I Am a Nurse: Donna Deutsch

  I was always the one wrapping my doll’s arms and putting band-aids on my sisters.

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• My Why: Dr. Hilary Ufearo

  Going to see the doctor with my dad when I was a little kid in Nigeria, I was amazed by the doctors’ attitudes.

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• My Why: Lynn Sieben, Respiratory Therapist

  I unfortunately lost my dad when I was 17 to lung and throat cancer. It’s been a long time, but it still hits you in the heart. Now, I see every patient as my dad and want them to be treated like I wanted my dad to be treated.

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• Soul of CentraCare: Debra Klaverkamp, Social Worker

  What’s most rewarding is when I work with people who really are doing the best they can with what they have, and they just need a little bit of extra help.

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• Soul of CentraCare: Atlas Anagnos, Director of Operations

  My dad’s family is Greek. His parents and older brothers came to the U.S. from Greece in 1951 and my dad was the first of his family born in America.

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• Leading By Example

  Jenn Tschida, director of Family Medicine in Melrose, has been a ringleader since she was 15 years old.

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• Soul of CentraCare: Wendy Middendorf, Acute Care Nursing Manager

  My brother told me, “No matter how hard something is, you have to be persistent and consistent in life.”

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• Soul of CentraCare: Karla Donlin, Director, Physician and Provider Recruitment

  My first job was at St. Cloud Hospital, working in the bakery when I was 16 years old. Sister Joan Schafer was my boss and she was awesome. So when people ask me where I get my work ethic, I tell them I had nuns for teachers!

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