Hometown Hero: Gloucester Township Nurse Always Stays Positive

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we're working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Donnamarie Ott, who nominated her daughter, Alexis Marie Ott. Alexis Marie Ott works in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. The Gloucester Township residents always stays positive, even in highly stressful situations, her mother said.

"She is such a compassionate and dedicated person in her life, but especially in her field which she loves," Donnamarie Ott said of her daughter. "She puts her patients first above everything. Alexis will do everything in her power to help her patients get better. She has not lost her ability to stay positive in many negative situations in her high stressed unit where you need to think fast."

Thank you for all you do, Alexis!

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