Please join Box Butte General Hospital (BBGH) in saying thank you to all the staff as we celebrate National Hospital Week 2024 from May 12-18. Compassionate, patient-centered nurses make up half the staff at hospitals, like BBGH, and others work to support, treat, and ensure we continue to provide exemplary patient care. The collaboration of a network of professionals make the whole healthcare process work smoothly. It takes the entire team of strong individuals to strive to meet our mission to lead and innovate in healthcare delivery and community wellness.
Every year during the first two weeks of May, we celebrate National Hospital Week and National Nurses Week. National Hospital Day was created in 1921 as a way to encourage trust in hospitals in the wake of the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918. It was later turned into a week in 1953, coinciding with Florence Nightingale’s birthday to honor her role in revolutionizing hospital care. Likewise, National Nurses’ Day was established nationally on May 6, 1982 with a proclamation by President Ronald Regan, however has been recognized and promoted by the American Nurses Association since 1896. The day transformed to National Nurses Week celebrated each year from May 6 through May 12, again to highlight Nightingale’s birthday.
At BBGH, we are looking forward to the prospects of a better tomorrow and ways to celebrate the great things we accomplished in 2023 through the efforts from an excellent team of healthcare workers. While there is no way of knowing what the future will bring, we truly believe that there are only great things to come. We look forward to the new opportunities that will come our way this year, and cannot wait to use them to improve the care we provide to this community.
CEO Lori Mazanec shares “Every day we make a difference in a patient’s life. The team at BBGH is simply the best, and we continue to provide a safe, quality, and caring environment for our patients. I am grateful to serve and lead alongside the amazing people at BBGH. It is during Nurses’ and Hospital Week, specifically, where my joy overflows and I reflect on the compassion, devotion, and integrity that is offered to all those we come in contact with. Please join me in thanking and offering praise to the healthcare workers during these weeks of recognition.”
The staff is grateful for the communities we serve, and it is our hope that you celebrate National Hospital Week with us. Help us recognize the tremendous efforts made by all of us during 2023 and through 2024.