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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 736—SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL
HOSPITAL WEEK, TO BE OBSERVED FROM MAY 10 THROUGH MAY 16, 2026
Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Wicker, Mr. King, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 736
Whereas, beginning in 1921, National Hospital Day was
established by former President Warren G. Harding to be
celebrated annually on May 12, the birthday of Florence
Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, as a way to honor
her role in revolutionizing hospital care;
Whereas National Hospital Day was established following the
1918 Influenza Pandemic as a way to foster community trust in
hospitals;
Whereas, beginning in 1953, National Hospital Week was
established and continues to coincide with the birthday of
Florence Nightingale;
Whereas National Hospital Week is a time of year to reflect
on the important contributions that hospital workers make to
provide safe, high-quality healthcare;
Whereas, in 2026, approximately 6,100 hospitals in the
United States provide essential and life-saving healthcare
every day in a variety of hospital settings, including—
(1) 1,383 critical access hospitals, which serve as
essential healthcare hubs that bring medical services closer
to individuals who would otherwise have to travel long
distances for healthcare, that provide healthcare to \1/5\ of
the United States population residing in rural areas;
(2) nearly 1,700 teaching hospitals, of which roughly 300
are major teaching hospitals such as university hospitals or
academic medical centers, that provide essential training to
future medical providers;
(3) 656 non-Federal psychiatric hospitals that are
essential partners in addressing mental health and substance
abuse disorders across the United States; and
(4) 170 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers that
are uniquely responsible for providing healthcare to more
than 9,100,000 veterans;
Whereas, in 2025, hospitals in the United States provided
healthcare to more than 35,658,583 admitted patients and in
2025 delivered more than 3,600,000 babies;
Whereas, as of March 2026, hospitals employed more than
5,759,900 individuals, including physicians, registered
nurses, and allied health professionals;
Whereas non-clinical hospital staff, including sanitation
workers, food service workers, and many others, work to keep
hospitals open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in order to
ensure hospitals are always available to individuals that
need healthcare;
Whereas hospitals, through direct care and community
outreach, can provide the expertise and resources needed to
address the unique healthcare needs that exist in rural and
urban areas of the United States; and
Whereas hospitals work collaboratively to uphold the
healthcare system of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National Hospital
Week, to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026;
(2) recognizes the significant role that hospitals play in
the delivery of healthcare in the United States; and
(3) encourages the people of the United States to observe
National Hospital Week with appropriate recognition,
ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate the
importance of hospitals to the everyday lives of patients and
communities.