January–June 2026 Recognition Calendar
January
- January 12: National Pharmacist Day
- January 18–24: National CRNA Week
- January 25: National IV Nurse Day
February
- February 2–8: Perianethesia Nurse Awareness Week
- February 3: National Women Physicians Day
- February 8–14: Cardiovascular Professionals Week
March
- Social Work Month
- March 6: National Dentist's Day
- March 11: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day
- March 8–14: Patient Safety Awareness Week
- March 8–14: Long Term Care Administrators Week
- March 9–13: Healthcare HR Week
- March 25–31: National Physicians Week
- March 30: National Doctors' Day
April
- Occupational Therapy Month
- National Interprofessional Healthcare Month
- April 5–11: Occupational Health Nurses Week
- April 5–11: Patient Access Week
- April 6–12: National Public Health Week
- April 7: World Health Day
- April 12: Radiologic & Imaging Nurses Day
- April 19–25: Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
- April 27–May 1: Patient Experience Week
May
- National Nurses Month
- Oncology Nursing Month
- Older Americans Month
- May 4–10: National Hospital Week
- May 5: International Day of the Midwife
- May 6: National School Nurse Day
- May 8: National Student Nurses Day
- May 12: International Nurses Day
- May 6–12: National Nurses Week
- May 10–16: National Hospital Week
- May 10–16: National Skilled Nursing Care Week
- May 10–16: Neuroscience Nurses Week
- May 18–24: EMS Week
- May 19: Personal Support Worker Day
- May 23: Medical Coder Day
- May 27: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
June
- National Employee Wellness Month
- June 2: Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day
- June 11–17: Certified Nursing Assistants Week