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National Hospital Week
National Hospital Week
While hospitals have been around since 1751, National Hospital Week began only in 1921, when a Chicago magazine editor proposed an event for the health-care industry that would foster public confidence.
This initiative came in the aftermath of the flu outbreak in 1918, which killed more than 600,000 and changed the lives of everyone. Because of health concerns, people were mandated to wear face masks.
To address this climate of fear, an editor proposed in a column that hospitals open their doors to the public so they can check out the medical facilities and see that hospitals are well-equipped to provide good health care.
This was the inception of the first National Hospital Day, which was celebrated on May 12, 1921, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the precursor of modern nursing.
The practice spread across the country and was expanded to National Hospital Week in 1953. It closely follows the celebration for National Nurses Week.
National Hospital Week is an opportunity for the health-care industry to improve its public relations. Hospitals can use this to drum up awareness for new medical programs and inform the public about its advanced facilities and services and how to access these.
This event is also a chance to encourage and commend nurses, doctors, and medical support staff for their performance and instill pride in what they do.
National Hospital Week is also a good opportunity to call attention to hospitals' contribution to the community in terms of providing jobs and drawing interest in bringing in more investors to the area.
Depending on the objectives of your campaign, Branders.com has a range of promotional products that you can use for National Hospital Week.
If you're working toward employee retention, consider giving out stress-relieving and sports-themed promotional products such as spa essentials kits, golf sets, pedometers, and stress balls. Custom trophies, plaques, and medals are useful when you're giving out performance awards.
If you're building awareness for breast cancer and other issues, there are specific promotional products to do this job, including stress relievers, flashing buttons, totes, notepads, umbrellas, and T-shirts.
If you are looking for personalized imprinted calendars, visit our promotional calendars collection.
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