National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27, 2024

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In honor of the upcoming National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay; HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan; and HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls recognize the hard work, dedication and compassion of their volunteers.

“Our volunteers do an incredible job in assisting our ministries and patients every day,” said Mary Ann Brunette, Volunteer Services Manager for HSHS hospitals in Eastern Wisconsin. “We are deeply grateful to each and every one of them and would love to welcome more like-minded individuals into their ranks.”

In 2023, HSHS hospitals in Eastern Wisconsin had 236 volunteers dedicate 23,382 hours to our ministries:

• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital had 90 volunteers put in 6,290 hours
• HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center had 59 volunteers put in 7,422 hours
• HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital had 67 volunteers put in 6,825 hours
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital had 20 volunteers put in 2,845 hours

 
Volunteer efforts include eucharistic ministry; patient wayfinding; volunteering in the hospital gift shops; pet therapy; and other special projects.

“We are incredibly blessed to have dedicated volunteers that partner with us to bring health, healing and hope to our patients,” said Mary Ann. “Volunteers bring so much joy to our patients and to all of us daily!”

All four HSHS hospitals in Eastern Wisconsin welcome new volunteers to join their ministries. Those interested in volunteering for the following hospitals should contact:

• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital: (920) 433-8561 or www.hshs.org/st-vincent/community/volunteer
• HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center: (920) 498-4383 or www.hshs.org/StMarysGreenBay/Volunteer
• HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital: (920) 459-4714 or www.hshs.org/StNicholas/Volunteer
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital: (920) 433-8561 or www.hshs.org/StClare/Volunteer

   
  About HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center have been delivering quality health care to Green Bay and its surrounding communities since 1888. With HSHS St. Vincent being the largest tertiary care hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s location on Green Bay’s west side, patients from Northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan benefit from a comprehensive range of services that include cancer care, women’s services, emergency and trauma care, preventive care across the lifespan, digestive health, orthopedic, cardiac care, neurosciences, rehabilitation and pediatrics. Affiliates of Hospital Sisters Health System, the hospitals primary purpose is to continue Christ’s healing love through the delivery of competent and compassionate health care in an environment sensitive to the needs of all people. Both hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is a Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs more than 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.