Ngoc Le, a nurse practitioner, still thinks about how her mother would visit her own doctor like clockwork, year after year. But her mom’s type 2 diabetes went uncontrolled, and she died because of a heart attack brought on by its complications. It’s a painful miss that’s stayed with Le ever since, and it’s a driving factor for why she went into healthcare, as she now joins Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) Hamilton Mill.
“I don’t think the urgency of my mother’s condition was ever fully communicated to her,” Le said. “That’s why I’m dedicated to making sure my patients don’t fall through the cracks like that. It’s a true honor to do this work, and it’s what keeps me coming back day after day.”
Le moved to the United States after high school and lived in the Savannah area before moving to Gainesville in 2019, where she began her career as a registered nurse at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. During that time, she earned her master’s degree in nursing from the University of North Georgia and then began working as a family nurse practitioner at a primary care clinic in Buford.
“I’m fluent in both English and Vietnamese, so working in a diverse place like Gwinnett County is especially meaningful,” Le said. “I’m able to connect with a lot of different people and give patients a chance to feel heard and understood when they might not find that elsewhere.”
Outside of work, Le enjoys spending time with her fiancé and stays busy gardening, kayaking and going for runs at local parks with her dogs, Mocha and Busti.
NGPG Hamilton Mill is open Monday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is located at 3575 Braselton Highway in Dacula. Call 770-848-5300 to schedule an appointment or visit ngpg.org/le to learn more.
NGPG is an affiliate of Northeast Georgia Health System.
