March 30th: National Doctor’s Day

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Happy Doctor’s Day! 

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Thank you to all of our WONDERFUL and AMAZING physicians who help make our patients lives healthier and happier!

 

Did you know the history of National Doctors’ Day? 

  • National Doctors’ Day is held every year on March 30th in the United States.
  • It is a day to celebrate the contribution of physicians who serve our country by caring for its’ citizens.
  • The first Doctor’s Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia.  Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased doctors.On March 30, 1958, a Resolution Commemorating Doctors’ Day was adopted by the United States House of Representatives. In 1990, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a national Doctor’s Day. Following overwhelming approval by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, on October 30, 1990, President George Bush signed S.J. RES. #366 (which became Public Law 101-473) designating March 30th as “National Doctor’s Day.”

source: doctorsday.org

 

 

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