Sutter Delta Medical Center has just ended its two weeklong celebrations of National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. It has been a fun filled two weeks, and a delight to see the smiling faces of our employees who participated in the various events planned throughout the weeks.
Some of you maybe asking yourself---what is National Hospital and Nurses Week, and why do we celebrate it?
Established on May 12, 1921 National Hospital Week (expanded from National Hospital Day) began as a way to gain the trust of local communities after a sever flu epidemic swept the nation. The celebration was initially held on Florence Nightingales’ birthday in order to pay homage to the woman who exemplified the same kind of innovative thinking that Sutter Delta Medical Center is now known for. It was Nightingales’ forward thinking and aptitude for problem solving that led to modern advancements in hospital sanitation and modern nursing.
National Hospital Week was and still is a commemorative celebration with a focus on uniting hospitals, healthcare workers, and communities. It is also a time when hospitals can present to the community the medical breakthroughs and new technologies that improve our quality of care. We also believe it is important to highlight all of the employees who demonstrate continued dedication and exemplary care for our patients in East Contra Costa County---as the men and women who make up our doctors, nurses, and hospital staff here at Sutter Delta are also our neighbors and friends.
Also coinciding with Florence Nightingale’s birthday, National Nurses Week commemorates nurses for their steadfast commitment to patients, their unwavering dedication to medicine, their excellence in quality care to our community, and their responsiveness to patients and their families in time of need. Celebrated nationally, National Nurses Week began in 1954, on the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s mission to Crimea. National Nurses Week promotes a positive and practical representation of nurses while honoring their courage and heroism, as well as sacrifices that they make. Several nurses wore their traditional nurses’ cap in honor of Florence Nightingale.
One of the largest employers in East Contra Costa County, Sutter Delta Medical Center thanks all of those who have helped provide such excellent care to the patients that trust us most. I have attached the newspaper ads we placed for Sutter Delta commemorating National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. You will see from the long list of published names we released that we believe it is important to highlight all of our employees during this observance in order to recognize the difference they make every day.
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
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