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Happy National Doctors Day Eve!
Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, March 29, 2005
There's only one more shopping day left to find that perfect special something to give the MD, DDS or Ph.D. in your life.
Since 1933, Americans have observed "Doctors Day" on March 30, as a way of paying tribute to the skilled physicians who offer care and save lives all year round. The initial idea for Doctors Day came from Eudora Brown Almond, the wife of a Georgia physician, who selected March 30 as the day of observance because it was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthetic in surgery in 1842.
In 1958, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating Doctors Day, and in 1990, the day went national after the U.S. House and Senate drafted legislation that was signed by then-President George Bush.
Today, greeting card companies like Hallmark produce special cards to thank doctors and celebrate their achievements. (The backs of Hallmark's cards, in fact, bear a colophon as an added tribute to doctors' work.)
So, if you've been looking for an opportune time to thank the doctor you work with most closely, there's no time like the present. (And for all the nurses who are looking for, and deserve, equal props, make sure to subtly remind the doctors that National Nurses Day is May 6, and that they can start shopping now.)
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