Sheboygan County’s only Milk Depot and Dispensary now open at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital
March 18, 2026
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, 3100 Superior Ave, Sheboygan, is pleased to announce it is now home to Sheboygan County’s only milk depot and dispensary, in partnership with Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes.
Located in the Women and Infants Center at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, the milk depot and dispensary serves two purposes: to have pasteurized donor milk readily available to infants hospitalized at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, and to have pasteurized donor milk available to the public for purchase. All the donor milk provided by the HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital dispensary is tested and pasteurized by Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
“Having a milk depot and dispensary in our community is a wonderful resource,” said Megan Hetzner, a Prevea Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), who cares for new and expecting mothers at St. Nicholas Hospital. “Pasteurized donor milk provides important antibodies that help prevent serious diseases in premature infants and newborns. This milk depot and dispensary will increase access to this vital resource and medicine for newborns in our community.”
In addition to dispensing pasteurized donor breast milk to hospitalized patients and the public, HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital also accepts donations of breast milk. Those wishing to donate breast milk must be pre-screened by Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. Approved donor milk is tested and pasteurized by the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes and then sent back to hospitals throughout Wisconsin and Illinois for dispensing.
“We are grateful to HSHS St. Nicholas for launching this new service for families in the Sheboygan community,” said Summer Kelly, Executive Director at Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. “Our organization is a registered FDA facility that adheres to rigorous safety protocols and guidelines from the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Potential milk donors are blood tested and thoroughly screened to ensure safety.”
For more information about the milk depot and dispensary, visit https://www.hshs.org/st-nicholas/services/pregnancy-and-birth/milk-dispensary
The milk depot and dispensary will have a new dedicated space within the Women and Infants Center as part of that unit’s renovation, announced in early February. To learn more about the other enhancements currently underway as part of that renovation, visit https://www.hshs.org/st-nicholas/services/pregnancy-and-birth/women-and-infants-center
About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI, is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), 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 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.
Located in the Women and Infants Center at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, the milk depot and dispensary serves two purposes: to have pasteurized donor milk readily available to infants hospitalized at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital, and to have pasteurized donor milk available to the public for purchase. All the donor milk provided by the HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital dispensary is tested and pasteurized by Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes, based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
“Having a milk depot and dispensary in our community is a wonderful resource,” said Megan Hetzner, a Prevea Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), who cares for new and expecting mothers at St. Nicholas Hospital. “Pasteurized donor milk provides important antibodies that help prevent serious diseases in premature infants and newborns. This milk depot and dispensary will increase access to this vital resource and medicine for newborns in our community.”
In addition to dispensing pasteurized donor breast milk to hospitalized patients and the public, HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital also accepts donations of breast milk. Those wishing to donate breast milk must be pre-screened by Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. Approved donor milk is tested and pasteurized by the Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes and then sent back to hospitals throughout Wisconsin and Illinois for dispensing.
“We are grateful to HSHS St. Nicholas for launching this new service for families in the Sheboygan community,” said Summer Kelly, Executive Director at Mothers’ Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes. “Our organization is a registered FDA facility that adheres to rigorous safety protocols and guidelines from the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Potential milk donors are blood tested and thoroughly screened to ensure safety.”
For more information about the milk depot and dispensary, visit https://www.hshs.org/st-nicholas/services/pregnancy-and-birth/milk-dispensary
The milk depot and dispensary will have a new dedicated space within the Women and Infants Center as part of that unit’s renovation, announced in early February. To learn more about the other enhancements currently underway as part of that renovation, visit https://www.hshs.org/st-nicholas/services/pregnancy-and-birth/women-and-infants-center
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About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, WI, is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), 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 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.
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