As a continued tradition, Lutheran Health Network has a unique way to commemorate National Doctors’ Day and honor the providers who serve on its team. In lieu of gifts, Lutheran Health Network teams presented checks to area nonprofits as a meaningful way to recognize its medical staff. These charitable organizations help safe housing, neighborhoods, access to nutritious food and physical activity and more.
“This donation is our way to say thank you to all of our medical staff,” said Nicole Rexroth, chief executive officer of Lutheran Health Physicians. “We are grateful for their contributions, sacrifices, skills and unwavering care to the thousands of lives we, at Lutheran Health Physicians and Lutheran Health Network, touch each year.”
Area donations include:
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Recipient: Grace and Mercy - $1,000
Recipient: Hannah's House of Community Care of NE Indiana - $1,000
Dukes Memorial Hospital
Recipient: Salvation Army of Wells County Food Pantry - $500
Recipient: Dukes Memorial Hospital Auxiliary - $500
Dupont Hospital
Recipient: Hope's Harbor - $6,000
Lutheran Downtown Hospital
Recipient: A Mother's Hope - $1,000
Recipient: The Carriage House - $1,000
Lutheran Hospital
Recipient: The Rescue Mission Charis House - $3,000
Recipient: Community Harvest Food Bank - $3,000
Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital
Recipient: Combined Community Services - $3,000
Recipient: Fellowship Mission - $3,000
The Orthopedic Hospital
Recipient: Wellspring Interfaith Social Services - $3,500
Lutheran Health Physicians
Recipient: The Rescue Mission Charis House - $2,000
The first-ever Doctors’ Day was celebrated on March 30, 1933, in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. March 30 was selected because that day in 1842 marks the introduction of general anesthesia in surgery. On March 30, 1958, a resolution commemorating Doctors' Day was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1990, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a national Doctors’ Day. Following overwhelming approval by the Senate and House, on Oct. 30, 1990, a joint resolution was signed into law by President George Bush designating March 30 as National Doctors’ Day.
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