2023 Laura Goodale Award Recipient:
Deborah Boesch-O’Toole, RN, BSN, CNOR, CSPM
The award typically honors the dedication and exemplary service of a very deserving healthcare employee at SBELIH who embodies the legacy of Laura Goodale, chosen by Nursing Administration. Nursing Administration has honored Deborah Boesch-O’Toole, RN, BSN, CNOR, CSPM this year for their continued hard work and dedication.
About the Laura Goodale Award
The Laura Goodale Award was established in 1986 by lifelong supporter, Carl E. Vail, Sr., and the Southold-Greenport Rotary. The award is given in the spirit of Laura Goodale, a former ELIH nurse with a 42-year service record that was so extraordinary, it won her recognition as the ‘Florence Nightingale’ of the North Fork.
Laura Goodale began her career at Eastern Long Island Hospital in 1918 when the hospital was a three-story Victorian Mansion donated by the Wood Sisters. Although Laura had no formal training as a nurse, Laura’s service record of 42 years was so extraordinary that her memory still lives on in the hearts and minds of the community as both an “Unforgettable Nurse and Caregiver.”
Past Laura Goodale Award Recipients
| 1986 Cathy Sepko, RN 1987 Stacia Rempe, RN 1988 Loretta M. Campbell, RN 1989 Jerome Swann 1990 Gisella Davey, RN 1991 Betty Rishe, RN 1992 Joan Rogers, ART 1993 Jeanne Richardson, RN 1994 Miyoko Park 1995 Marge Reeves 1996 Lorrinda Staron, RN 1997 Patricia Ryan-Epifano, RN 1998 Gerry Mellas 1999 Joanne Kujawski 2000 Linda Tabor 2001 Laura Rand, RN 2002 Jean Stepnowsky, RN 2003 Helene de Reeder, RN 2004 Pat Herrmann, RN |
2005 Jeanne Rutkowski, RN |
