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Ascension Wisconsin Celebrates National Nurses Week

5/5/2026

This Nurses’ Week, we’re proud to recognize all of our nurses across Ascension Wisconsin whose compassion, expertise, and commitment make a lasting impact in our facilities and into the communities we serve, helping to advance health and well-being for all.

Below are just a few of the nurses who define care across Ascension Wisconsin:

Hana Scott, RN - Neonatal ICU
Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s - Milwaukee Campus

Hana Scott, RN, a neonatal ICU nurse at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee Campus, smiles while holding a swaddled newborn in a hospital patient room with medical equipment nearby.

What inspired you to choose nursing?
“Nursing was a very natural choice for me. My mom is a home care nurse, and from a very young age I saw first hand how she cared for patients. I was always fascinated by what my mom did. Choosing to work in the NICU specifically was a goal of mine since I was in high school. I was born prematurely at 28 weeks here at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee 28 years ago. I was originally due at the very end of March and was born January 13. Since starting my career here in the NICU, it has been nothing short of amazing. I have gotten the privilege to work with nurses and neonatologists who took care of me when I was born. To say this experience has been full circle is an understatement - it has been a dream come true. To this day, my mom speaks extremely highly of the NICU nurses who took care of me. She refers to them as angels. They will forever hold a special place in my family's hearts. I strive every day to be one of those ‘angels,’ to be a blessing to our NICU families.”

Premature newborn Hana Scott at 28 weeks, receiving care in a neonatal intensive care unit at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee, with medical tubes and monitoring equipment visible as a caregiver gently holds her hand.

Newborn Hana at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Milwaukee, born prematurely at 28 weeks

 

 

Jenny Ovide, RN - Community Medicine
Ascension All Saints Family Health Center

Jenny Ovide, RN, of Community Medicine at Ascension All Saints Family Health Center, stands in a garden holding a tub of freshly picked green apples, with another basket of apples at her feet and fruit trees in the background.

What are you most proud of in your career?
“I am most proud of spreading kindness to all those I am honored to work with. Over the years, I am also proud of all the relationships I have fostered with patients, families, community members, and my colleagues. I started a free exercise class at our clinic that has been going on for over 20 years, and each week, I am so inspired to see everyone working out together!”

Jenny Ovide, RN, of Community Medicine at Ascension All Saints Family Health Center, stands in a kitchen with a colleague, both wearing tomato-themed aprons and preparing food during a healthy cooking class, with ingredients and prepared dishes on the counter.

Jenny facilitates a healthy cooking class at Ascension All Saints Family Health Center

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