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2022 Healthcare Events Calendar

Article By: Devin O'Brien, M.A.

January

  • New year planning
  • Set a reminder for your fiscal year end

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February

  • American Heart Month
  • 1: Chinese New Year (Tiger)
  • 1-7: Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Week
  • 1-7: Patient Recognition Week
  • 13: Super Bowl Sunday
  • 14: Valentine’s Day
  • 14-20: Cardiovascular Professionals Week
  • 15-19: Phlebotomists Recognition Week

 

March

  • 1-5: Employee Appreciation Week
  • 10: Registered Dietician Nutritionist Day
  • 14-20: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
  • 15-19: Healthcare HR Professionals Week
  • 17: St. Patrick’s Day
  • 29-Apr. 4: Anesthesia Tech Week
  • 30: National Doctor’s Day

 

** Get ready for golf season

** Get ready for runs and walk events

 

April

  • Occupational Therapy Month
  • Stress Awareness Month
  • 4-10: Patient Access Week
  • 18- 24: Medical Lab Professionals Week
  • 18 -24: Volunteer Appreciation Week
  • 21: Administrative Professionals Day
  • 22: Earth Day
  • 24-30: Administrative Professionals Week
  • 26-30: Transplant Nurses Week
  • 26-30: Patient Experience Week

 

May

  • National Mental Health Month
  • National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
  • Critical Care Recognition Month
  • Oncology Nurses Month
  • 6 -12: National Nurses’ Week
  • 8-14: National Hospital Week
  • 9-15: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
  • 9-15: Neuroscience Nurses Week
  • 18: National Speech Pathologist Day
  • 16-22: Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week (Medical Records)
  • 16-23: Healthcare Technology Management Week
  • 30: Memorial Day

 

June

  • National Safety Month
  • 5-21: Men’s Health Week
  • 17-24: National Nursing Assistant Week
  • 21-25: Health Risk Management Week

 

** Get ready for back to school

 

July

  • 4: Independence Day
  • 11-17: National Therapeutic Week

 

August

  • 15: Relaxation Day
  • 8-14: National Health Center Week
  • 23-29: Health Unit Coordinator Week

 

September

  • Pain Awareness Month
  • Childhood Cancer Month
  • 5: Labor Day
  • 11-17: Hospital EVS Week
  • 5-11: Vascular Nurses Week
  • 13-19: Neonatal Nurses Week
  • 20-24: Nursing Professional Development Week

 

** Start thinking about holiday gifts

 

October

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • National Physical Therapy Month
  • 3-9: Healthcare Supply Chain Week
  • 10-16: Emergency Nurses Week
  • 11-16: Dialysis Technician Recognition Week
  • 24-30: National Healthcare Facilities & Engineering Week
  • 24-30: National Respiratory Care Week
  • 31: Halloween

 

November

  • 1-7: National Patient Transport Week
  • 7-13: National Nurse Practitioner Week
  • 7-13: National Radiological Technology Week
  • 11: Veterans’ Day
  • 13-19: Perioperative Nurse Week
  • 24: Thanksgiving

 

** Don’t forget those last-minute holiday cards and gifts

 

December

  • 5-11: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
  • 11-17: National Therapeutic Week
  • 18: Hanukkah Begins
  • 25: Christmas
  • 26: Kwanza Begins

 

** Take note of your wins, accomplishments, and opportunities to improve for 2023

 

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