In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 19-25, 2026, 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.

“HSHS volunteers, also known as Partners, truly make a significant difference to everyone in our hospitals,” said Mary Ann Brunette, Manager of Volunteer Services for the HSHS Wisconsin Market. “They immediately put people at ease, bringing comfort and cheer with their positive attitude. Our volunteers have our most sincere gratitude and appreciation.”

In 2025, HSHS hospitals in the Wisconsin Market had 243 volunteers dedicate 26,550 hours to our ministries:

• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital had 91 volunteers put in 10,374 hours.
• HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center had 70 volunteers put in 7,230 hours.
• HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital had 62 volunteers put in 6,747 hours.
• HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital had 20 volunteers put in 2,199 hours.

Volunteers often exceed the minimum suggested 50 hours of service per year commitment.  HSHS verifies and carefully matches potential volunteer qualifications with hospital needs and standards. Services include: Distribution of Holy Communion (Commissioned Catholic Eucharistic Ministers only), greeting and helping patients and their families navigate to appointments, tending to surgery waiting areas, serving in the hospital gift shops, office assistance, stocking supplies and special projects.

“We are incredibly blessed to have dedicated, long term volunteer Partners that bring hope and healing to our patients, their families and our colleagues,” said Mary Ann. “Volunteers bring a great deal of joy to everyone they meet on a daily basis! They are truly an inspiration.”

HSHS hospitals in Green Bay, Oconto Falls and Sheboygan are welcoming new volunteers to join their ministries. Those interested in volunteering for the following hospitals can find more information as well as an online application at these sites:

• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital: (920) 433-8561 or www.hshs.org/stvincent/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 Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is a nonprofit 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 nearly 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.