Healthcare Observances

 

This page healthcare observances to be aware of and to celebrate with your staff. Are you aware of any observances we missed? Please email us at subscriptions@HospicePalliativeCareToday.com. 

 
 
Date   Event
2025
  January

12  National Pharmacist Day
  February

American Heart Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
1-7  National Patient Recognition Week
4  World Cancer Day
7  National Wear Red Day
21  National Caregivers Day
  March

9-15  Patient Safety Awareness Week
30  National Doctors’ Day
  April National Volunteer Month

7  World Health Day
7-13  National Public Health Week
28- May 2  Patient Experience Week
  May

National Nurses Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
6-12  National Nurses Week
12  International Nurses Day
  June

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
National Safety Month
12-18  National Nursing Assistants Week
  July

 
  August

 
  September

Health Aging Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
  October

10  World Mental Health Day
20-26  National Pharmacy Week
  November

Home Care and Hospice Month
  December

1  World AIDS Day

 

 
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