print email comment close National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 8-14) URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/004491.html Description: "National Nurses Week coincides with Florence Nightingale's birthday, May 12. ... The celebration of National Hospital Week began in 1921 when a magazine editor suggested that more information about hospitals might alleviate public fears about them." Provides facts and statistics about nurses, hospitals, and health insurance in the United States. A special report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Publisher: U.S Census Bureau Extra Keywords Facts for Features registered nurse RN Library of Congress Subject Headings: Hospitals Insurance, Health Medical care -- United States -- Statistics Nurses Special weeks LII Database Information: Record 12694 created by Wendy Hyman on 04/04/2005 Last modification on 04/12/2005 Published: 04/04/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12694