May Hang was born in Laos. May and her family immigrated to the U.S. in 1976 and for most of her childhood and young adult years, she grew up in Wausau, Wisconsin. May went to college attending UW-Eau Claire where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree in 1994. She returned to Wausau where she began her nursing career, first working at Wausau Hospital as a Registered Nurse on the Labor and Delivery floor, then as the RN case manager at Bridge Community Health Clinic, Wausau’s first Federally Qualified Health Clinic, and later serving as one of three school nurses for the Wausau School District.
In 1998, May moved to the Twin Cities to pursue her higher education and in 2003 received her Master of Science in Nursing Degree from Metropolitan State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, allowing her to function as a family nurse practitioner. May began her family nurse practitioner career with MinuteClinic in 2003. She was promoted in 2005 to district manager of operations for the Twin Cities market and again promoted in 2006 where she relocated to Michigan to lead the first wave of MinuteClinic’s expansion nationally.
In 2014, May was promoted and relocated back to Minnesota to serve as the state practice manager for the Twin Cities market. In her capacity May is responsible for all business and clinical operations including medically evaluating sick patients, hiring, and training new nurse practitioners, setting fiscal policies and ensuring for high quality of care and great customer service.
As her passion has always been to provide care for the underserved and diverse communities, in January of 2017, May joined the NorthPoint Health Wellness Center as a family nurse practitioner, providing primary care to all age groups. May also returned to school and obtained her Doctor of Nursing practice receiving her degree in December 2019. She continues to provide care as a part of the NorthPoint medical team.
May also serves as an Executive Board Member of the Hmong Nurses Association.
May is married to ChengFu Hang. Together they have three children, Justin, Josh, and Isabella. In her spare time, May enjoys running and yoga. She has completed eight marathons so far.
