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CNMI Nurses Week starts
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Posted on Jun 11 2019
The 2019 CNMI Nurses Week officially started last Sunday, June 9, with the theme, “3,000 Reasons to celebrate CNMI Nurses Week.”
Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios signed the CNMI Nurses Week proclamation last Friday morning, declaring June 9, 2019, to June 15, 2019, as CNMI Nurses Week and honoring what is considered as the nation’s largest healthcare profession comprising nearly 4.1 million professional nurses in the U.S.
“On behalf of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, we want to extend a thank you from a grateful community,” Palacios said in his brief remarks. Palacios shared that he, too, can relate to the struggles of those in the medical field since he grew up in a medical family.
“In retrospect, really thinking about all the nurses that have taken care of the people in this community…you folks are really amazing,” Palacios added.
Sen. Vinson Sablan (Ind-Saipan) noted that one week to celebrate nurses isn’t enough.
“…You should have a month [or a] year,” he said in his remarks. “The work you [nurses] do is just superb. Society can’t live without nurses.”
Rep. Luis John Castro (R-Saipan), who represented the House of Representatives at the proclamation signing, credits the dedication, compassion, and the perseverance of nurses for giving “the best of the best to patients who you see day in and day out.”
“The nurses that we have staffing the islands’ medical centers are by far some of the best I’ve seen,” he said. “Each and every one of you hold a very important position in healthcare here.”
