One of the Emergency Department Nurses at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan has been named the 2022 Nurse of the Year.
Each year, the Hospital Sisters Health System selects one of their nurses for the honor based on nominations from colleagues, and this year that honor was given to Kelsey Frericks.
She is a Sheboygan South High School alumni, graduated from Lakeshore Technical College with an associate degree in nursing in 2017, and recently completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Frericks started at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in 2018 as a Critical Care Registered Nurse, and according to HSHS, has been a calming presence during a difficult time.
Frericks said of the honor, “I feel fortunate to have a career as a nurse. Helping people in their most vulnerable moments can be so rewarding.”