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This resolution formally supports National Hospital Week, observed from May 11-17, 2025, which honors the contributions of hospitals and healthcare workers across the United States. The week coincides with Florence Nightingale's birthday and traces back to National Hospital Day established in 1921 following the 1918 influenza pandemic to build community trust in hospitals. The resolution recognizes that approximately 6,093 hospitals nationwide employ over 5.7 million people and serve more than 34 million admitted patients annually, including critical access hospitals serving rural populations, teaching hospitals training future medical professionals, psychiatric facilities, and Veterans Affairs medical centers. The measure encourages Americans to participate in recognition ceremonies and activities during the week to demonstrate the importance of hospitals to patients and communities. This is a symbolic resolution that requires no funding and simply expresses Senate support for honoring hospitals and healthcare workers.

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