Healthcare Observances

 

Mark your calendars for upcoming healthcare observances. These dates provide great times to recognize and thank the staff, volunteers, and community partners who make a difference every day.

Know an observance we should add? Please email us.



 

Date   Event
2026
January
2026		 12 National Pharmacist Day
February
2026		 American Heart Month
National Cancer Prevention Month
4    World Cancer Day
6    National Wear Red Day
20  National Caregivers Day
23-March 2  National Funeral Planning Awareness Week
March
2026

National Social Work Month
8-14  Patient Safety Awareness Week
25-31  National Physician Week
29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day 
30  National Doctors’ Day

 
April
2026		 National Volunteer Month

7  World Health Day
7-13  National Public Health Week
16 National Health Decisions Day
20-26 National Volunteer Week
28- May 2  Patient Experience Week
May
2026

National Nurses Month
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
4-10 National Hospital Week
6-12  National Nurses Week
10-16 National Skilled Nursing Care Week
12  International Nurses Day

 
June
2026		 Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Pride Month
11-17  National Nursing Assistants Week
27 National PTSD Awareness Day
July
2026

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

 

August
2026

 National Immunization Awareness Month
10-16 OSHA's Safe and Sound Week
September
2026

Health Aging Month
World Alzheimer’s Month
Pain Awareness Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
10  World Suicide Prevention Day
13-19  National Assisted Living Week
29  World Heart Day

 
October
2026		 Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month
American Pharmacists Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
4-10 Mental Illness Awareness Week
5-11 National Health Care Supply Chain Week
10  World Mental Health Day
10  World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD)
18-24 Spiritual Care Week
19-25  National Pharmacy Week
November
2026		 National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
National Family Caregivers Month
Home Care and Hospice Month
8-14 National Nurse Practitioner Week
19 National Rural Health Day
24-28  Private Duty Home Care Week
December
2026		 1  World AIDS Day
5-11 National Handwashing Awareness Week