Howard Young Medical Center is an acute care facility located in Woodruff that provides a level of primary and specialty care not commonly found in a typical rural hospital. Built in 1977 the hospital traces its roots to the founding of Lakeland Memorial Hospital in the 1950s. and provides care to residents across northern Wisconsin that includes Oneida, Vilas, and Iron counties.

Howard Young Medical Center offers the best in health care services, including advanced medical imaging, high-tech surgical services, birthing center, comprehensive women’s health services and a da Vinci Surgical System, all equipped with the latest technology, rivaling those of hospitals located in major cities. 

About the Woodruff Community:

The Woodruff/Minocqua Area is Nature's Original Water Park™. We call it that because it's located in the middle of Northern Wisconsin's Lake Country. Here there are thousands of lakes, rivers, and streams that literally saturate the geography. Vacationers have long been visiting the Minocqua Area to enjoy all this water by boating, swimming, fishing, snowmobiling, hiking and biking trails, and more with no admission fees and year-round offerings.

About Aspirus Health

We heal people, promote health, and strengthen communities

• Aspirus Health serves communities throughout upper Michigan and Wisconsin with 17 hospitals, 75 clinics, home health, hospice care, air-medical transport, and a broad network of physicians.
• Aspirus Health is committed to being economically, socially, and environmentally responsible.
• Non-profit health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin.
• Dedicated to delivering high-quality care to rural communities.