LAKEPORT, Calif. – There’s no better time than now, during National Nurses Week from May 6 to12, to recognize a group of individuals who help put the heart in our community’s health care.

“At Sutter Lakeside Hospital, our nursing staff plays a crucial role in patient outcomes and experience,” said Sutter Lakeside Chief Administrative Officer Siri Nelson. “Our thanks go out to our nurses this week and every week for their dedication and hard work to provide outstanding care to patients.”

Every day, Sutter Lakeside Hospital nurses perform a wide variety of duties that directly benefit patients and promote and advocate for their rights, health and safety.

The hospital recently hospital recently introduced new royal blue scrubs to make it easy for patients to recognize registered nurses.

“Our nurses deliver high-quality care with compassion and professionalism,” says Sutter Lakeside Chief Nursing Executive Teresa Campbell. “I’m very proud to lead this team of wonderful people and outstanding health care providers.”

National Nurses Day ends on May 12 because that’s the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of professional nursing for her pioneering work during the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856.

Because of her habit of making night rounds, she became known as “The Lady with the Lamp.”

To learn more about Sutter Lakeside, visit www.sutterlakeside.org/ .