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09/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/29/2026 05:30
Howard Young Medical Center Nurse Earns DAISY Award
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Howard Young Medical Center (HYMC), part of Aspirus, honored Lori Goff, RN, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in recognition of her commitment and patient-centered approach to care. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
Howard Young Medical Center DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for going above and beyond patient expectations by providing service with respect, compassion, and integrity; generating enthusiasm and energy while carrying out everyday duties and responsibilities; significantly making a difference and listening not only with ears but also with heart.
Goff works in the HYMC Emergency Department and was nominated for the DAISY Award by the grateful family member of a recent patient. The nomination reads in part: Nurse Lori showed so much compassion in the way she handled my husband's care and passing. She agreed to allow me into the room during his code and allowed me the time to spend with him in the room after he passed. She spent hours, way past the end of her shift, making phone calls and arrangements for organ donation and informed me of my right to request an autopsy. She deserves recognition for her exceptional compassion and caring during a very difficult time for me and my husband. I will never forget her. As a Registered Nurse myself, I understand the demands of patient care and deeply respect and appreciate her work.
Goff and her co-workers were treated to cinnamon rolls which honor the memory of the late Patrick Barnes who once ate his father's cinnamon roll when he was in the hospital without an appetite for food. He then requested one for the next day - and enough for all the nurses in the unit. The hope is that whenever a nurse smells that wonderful cinnamon aroma, they'll stop for a minute and think of how special they are for being a nurse. Additionally, Goff received an honoree pin, certificate, and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer's Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.
Established in 1999, the family of J. Patrick Barnes created the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to honor his memory with a tribute to the skillful and compassionate care he received from his nurses during his hospitalization. Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, visitors and colleagues and they are chosen by a multi-disciplinary team to receive the DAISY Award.
The DAISY Award recognizes the outstanding and extraordinary care nurses provide every day. Aspirus DAISY Award winners and nominees exceed the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying the Aspirus core values of: Compassion, Accountability, Collaboration, Foresight and Joy.
Howard Young Medical Center DAISY Award recipients are nurses recognized for going above and beyond patient expectations by providing service with respect, compassion, and integrity; generating enthusiasm and energy while carrying out everyday duties and responsibilities; significantly making a difference and listening not only with ears but also with heart.
Goff works in the HYMC Emergency Department and was nominated for the DAISY Award by the grateful family member of a recent patient. The nomination reads in part: Nurse Lori showed so much compassion in the way she handled my husband's care and passing. She agreed to allow me into the room during his code and allowed me the time to spend with him in the room after he passed. She spent hours, way past the end of her shift, making phone calls and arrangements for organ donation and informed me of my right to request an autopsy. She deserves recognition for her exceptional compassion and caring during a very difficult time for me and my husband. I will never forget her. As a Registered Nurse myself, I understand the demands of patient care and deeply respect and appreciate her work.
Goff and her co-workers were treated to cinnamon rolls which honor the memory of the late Patrick Barnes who once ate his father's cinnamon roll when he was in the hospital without an appetite for food. He then requested one for the next day - and enough for all the nurses in the unit. The hope is that whenever a nurse smells that wonderful cinnamon aroma, they'll stop for a minute and think of how special they are for being a nurse. Additionally, Goff received an honoree pin, certificate, and a beautiful and meaningful sculpture called A Healer's Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.
Established in 1999, the family of J. Patrick Barnes created the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award to honor his memory with a tribute to the skillful and compassionate care he received from his nurses during his hospitalization. Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, visitors and colleagues and they are chosen by a multi-disciplinary team to receive the DAISY Award.
The DAISY Award recognizes the outstanding and extraordinary care nurses provide every day. Aspirus DAISY Award winners and nominees exceed the needs and expectations of patients and families by displaying the Aspirus core values of: Compassion, Accountability, Collaboration, Foresight and Joy.
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