Houston Healthcare Celebrates National Doctors' Day

Houston Healthcare Celebrates National Doctors’ Day

Houston Healthcare salutes and recognizes our more than 175 doctors for their dedication and service to the patients and community. Each day our doctors partner with us to carry out our mission of delivering quality care – for every patient, every time – and improving the healthcare of the communities we serve.

The first Doctors' 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. The red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors' Day.

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 Doctors' Day."

During this week, Houston Healthcare employees and departments are recognizing the physicians in a variety of ways. We thank each physician for making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families, as well as the community.