“A Doctors Rounds with Dr Aaron Rutzick April, 2019.

Excerpt from

“Drawing a Day in the Life of Hennepin HealthCare”

Musings by patient and family member Anita White.

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Dr Aaron Rutzick at the bedside of a patient

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Last April I followed Dr AaronRutzick on his rounds. It was a priveledge to draw him in the moment as he compassionately attended to a man who lived on the street. His bedside manner and empathy were inspiring.  After visiting patients he spent hours on follow up, meds and all kinds of care that is seen and unseen. I also met and drew his assistants.

     A little over a year later I see his name in the morning paper as an HHC specialist who “treats Covid-19 patients and assesses their needs for hospital care." I ponder all that has changed, knowing that those days of being in close contact and drawing a doctor like Dr Rutzick on his rounds are over for now. His care remains as he works at the front lines assisting those afflicted by Covid-19.