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2026 National Hospital Week May 10-16
National Hospital Week is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health systems and health care workers and the innovative ways they are supporting and connected to their community.
The 2025 National Hospital Week theme is #WeAreHealthCare!
Countdown to National Hospital Week
Why We Celebrate
- To recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, and others who provide care to their community.
- Our caregivers have taken on unimaginable challenges and have risen to the occasion repeatedly.
- We think it is essential that others see the impact hospitals have made on communities.
Social Media & Engagement Tools
We invite health care workers and community members to participate in National Hospital Week. AHA members will have the opportunity to add their own branding to social content by contacting us here.
The AHA Professional Membership Groups have provided additional resources, including stories from the field and graphics, to recognize the many different professionals working in hospitals and health systems.
Share your support for National Hospital Week
Show your support for your local hospital by changing your social profiles with this hospital week graphic. Right click to download or share with your colleagues and friends.
Every Hospital Has A Story
Marti
Dartmouth Health
Watch this video to learn about Marti, a patient at Dartmouth Health who received cardiac care from the health system's dedicated professionals.
Diana
Dartmouth Health
Watch this video to learn about one patient, Diana, who found compassionate help for substance use disorder at Dartmouth Health while she was pregnant.
Kyle and Kaitlyn
Beacon Health
In this video two parents discuss how the dedicated health care professionals at Beacon Health embraced their family as their daughter battles leukemia.
Keisha
Beacon Health
Listen to the story of one mother whose child is fighting sickle cell anemia and how Beacon Health is helping her son through his battle.
Hospitals find innovative ways to support the needs of patients and community. During National Hospital Week and all weeks, we recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, and others who provide care to their community.
Watch this video on YouTube.
Our caregivers have taken on unimaginable challenges and have risen to the occasion repeatedly and we think it is essential that others see the pandemic from their perspective. We are proud and we are grateful… and we are pleased to share their stories with you. Watch more #WeAreHealthCare: Nurses on the Front Lines.
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