Laurie Austvold holds her grant arsenic the 2022 recipient of the Legend of Medicine award. In her clip arsenic NUMC Inpatient RN Care Coordinator, Austvold was known for her large bosom of compassion, moving tirelessly for patients/families and investing successful creating an exceptional civilization astatine NUMC.
NEW ULM — A peculiar ceremonial was held astatine New Ulm Medical Center (NUMC) Wednesday to grant erstwhile NUMC Inpatient RN Care Coordinator Laurie Austvold, who is the 2022 recipient of the Legend of Medicine award.
The Legends Award is an 18-year contented astatine NUMC. Director Toby Freier said recipients are those persons who animate others to execute large things and who are admired for their values, skill, talents and wide publication to the ngo of the aesculapian center.
Freier said Austvold was known for her large bosom afloat of compassion, “working tirelessly for our patients and families from aboriginal successful the greeting into the evening, and investing successful creating the exceptional civilization we person contiguous crossed NUMC.”
Austvold was nominated for the grant by respective individuals but touched thousands of lives including patients, families, and co-workers successful her 38 years.
Austvold served arsenic inpatient RN Care Coordinator but besides contributed to the trailblazers and morals committees, designation enactment plays, mentoring students and more.
Former NUMC Inpatient RN Care Coordinator Laurie Austvold, speaks during a peculiar ceremonial honoring her arsenic the 2022 recipient of the Legend of Medicine award.
Freier said shared that 1 of the nominations for Austvold said, “I person ever thought of Laurie arsenic an angel, ever helping someone.”
He believed this was an close statement of Austvold.
The ceremonial included testimonials from respective of Austvold’s erstwhile co-workers.
Natasha Armstrong credited Austvold for grooming her astatine NUMC and serving arsenic a mentor. She described Austvold arsenic astir a 2nd mother.
Deb Tauer said Austvold was known for going supra and beyond. She would often enactment precocious to assistance and ne'er near thing undone. It was important to her to marque definite everyone was cared for. Tauer specifically remembered 1 diligent who needed to beryllium transferred to Highland Manor, but determination was nary transport available. Austvold pushed the diligent successful a wheelchair up the elevation to Highland herself.
Sharie Novak described Austvold arsenic “simply extraordinary.” As an RN, Austvold would besides beryllium consenting to larn a caller process and amended herself. As an RN and societal worker, she provided enactment and empathy to families successful need.
Dr. Scott Rysdahl appreciated Austvold’s quality to enactment with a grin connected her look and her compassion for different radical was inspiring. He besides appreciated however she worked with others and ne'er talked down to people.
Austvold gave a abbreviated interrogation astir her vocation astatine NUMC. She said her vocation successful wellness attraction began with her parents. She served arsenic her dad’s nurse, helping dainty animals connected the farm. Her parent ever wanted her to spell into nursing
As an RN, Austvold enjoys grooming students. She said that helped support her connected her toes.
As for however she was capable to ever smile, she said it took little effort to grin than to frown, but credited it to creativity. Her parents taught her to beryllium benignant and gracious. It made it easier to look connected the agleam side.
Austvold credited her household for supporting her implicit the years. She has a beardown passionateness for her family, calling them her heroes. She besides wanted to admit her infirmary household who did large enactment astatine NUMC.
Though Austvold has since retired from NUMC, she assured her erstwhile co-workers and friends that they stay successful her thoughts and prayers.
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