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Throughout 2022, there are key days, weeks, and months dedicated to generating awareness for important health topics and recognizing professions.
Healthcare awareness days are centered around recognizing your health care staff – making them a great addition to your employee engagement and recognition program strategies.
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, HR employee, employer, or educator, mark these days on your calendar to plan for awareness day activities. If you need help planning awareness day activities, contact us!
2022 Healthcare Awareness Calendar
January
Awareness Days:
- 12: National Pharmacist Day
- 25: Nurses Day
All Month:
- National Blood Donor Month
February
Awareness Weeks:
- 1-7: Peri-Anesthesia Nurse Week
- 1-7: Patient Recognition Week
- 14-20: Cardiovascular Professionals Week
- 15-19: Phlebotomists Recognition Week
All Month:
- American Health Month
March
Awareness Days:
- 9: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- 13-19: Patient Safety Awareness Week
- 30: National Doctor’s Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 1-5: Employee Appreciation Week
- 14-20: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
- 15-19: Health Care HR Professionals Week
- 29-Apr. 4: Anesthesia Tech Week
April
Awareness Days:
- 27: Administrative Professionals Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 4-10: Patient Access Week
- 18- 24: Medical Lab Professionals Week
- 18 -24: Volunteer Appreciation Week
- 26-30: Transplant Nurses Week
- 26-30: Patient Experience Week
All Month:
- Occupational Therapy Month
May
Awareness Weeks:
- 6 -12: National Nurses Week
- 9-15: National Hospital Week
- 9-15: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
- 9-15: Neuroscience Nurses Week
- 16-23: Healthcare Technology Management Week
- 16-22: Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week (Medical Records)
- 18: National Speech Pathologist Day
All Month:
- Critical Care Recognition Month
- Oncology Nurses Month
- National Mental Health Month
June
Awareness Days:
- 10: National Metabolic and Bariatric Nurses Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 6-12: CNA Week
- 15-21: Men’s Health Week
- 17-24: National Nursing Assistant Week
- 21-25: Health Risk Management Week
All Month:
- National Safety Month
July
Awareness Weeks:
- 11-17: National Therapeutic Week
August
Awareness Weeks:
- 8-14: National Health Center Week
- 23-29: Health Unit Coordinator Week
September
Awareness Weeks:
- 5-11: Vascular Nurses Week
- 13-19: Neonatal Nurses Week
- 18-24: National Surgical Technologists Week
- 20-24: Nursing Professional Development Week
All Month:
- Pain Awareness Month
- Childhood Cancer Month
October
Awareness Days:
- 19: Medical Assistants Recognition Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 3-9: Healthcare Supply Chain Week
- 10-16: Emergency Nurses Week
- 11-16: Dialysis Technician Recognition Week
- 17-21: Medical Assistants Recognition Week
- 24-30: National Healthcare Facilities & Engineering Week
- 23-29: National Respiratory Care Week
All Month:
- National Physical Therapy Month
- National Pharmacy Month
November
Awareness Weeks:
- 1-7: National Radiologic Technologist Week
- 7-13: National Nurse Practitioner Week
- 7-13: National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week
- 13-19: Perioperative Nurse Week
December
Awareness Days:
- 5: International Volunteer Day
Awareness Weeks:
- 5-11: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
