WORCESTER – Messages from healthcare institutions in Massachusetts and across the country recognized National Doctor’s Day today, March 30, and the work doctors do to keep patients healthy and save lives.
The first doctor’s day was declared in 1933 in Winder, Georgia, according to the Southern Medical Association. The date of March 30 was selected to coincide with the date of the first administration of anesthesia by Dr. Crawford W. Long in Jefferson, Georgia, in 1842.
President George H.W. Bush issued the first national proclamation in observation of National Doctor’s Day in 1991.
According to the Federation of State Medical Boards physician survey in 2020, the last currently available, there are 1,018,776 licensed physicians in the United States.
See several messages in acknowledgement of National Doctor’s Day below.
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay!
UMass Memorial Health sends our sincere THANK YOU to physicians across the #UMassMemorial system for helping to provide health and joy to our communities.https://t.co/zJqE1yXWiN
— UMass Memorial Health (@umassmemorial) March 30, 2023
Thank you #Physicians and ALL #healthcare workers today & every day! #NationalDoctorsDay Meet our @umassmemorial #diabetes providers at https://t.co/t85Mu8o8LJ pic.twitter.com/pzCGHuMwpw
— UMassDiabetes (@UMassDiabetes) March 30, 2023
Today is #NationalDoctorsDay! Mass General Hospital celebrates our exceptional physicians for their devotion to providing exemplary care to our patients and community.
Pictured: Sunita Srivastava, MD, Director of Quality, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. pic.twitter.com/wmem2CvzdP
— MassGeneral News (@MassGeneralNews) March 30, 2023
Today, we celebrate #NationalDoctorsDay! We recognize our extraordinary physicians for their commitment to providing exemplary care, and for their dedication to our patients and community. pic.twitter.com/LPY57MYVpA
— Mass General Cancer Center (@MGHCancerCenter) March 30, 2023
Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to all the doctors and physicians in training who help keep us healthy today and every day. pic.twitter.com/TIBItB5sIh
— HHS.gov (@HHSGov) March 30, 2023
“The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life; the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.” – Dr. William J. Mayo. Today is National Doctors’ Day. We salute those who have dedicated their lives to helping others through their pursuit of medicine. pic.twitter.com/2kVDTiAav1
— ACS New England (@ACSNewEngland) March 30, 2023
In honor of National Doctors’ Day, please share a story about a doctor who inspires you. #NationalDoctorsDay pic.twitter.com/Bns74WxW4X
— Johns Hopkins Medicine (@HopkinsMedicine) March 30, 2023
As an Auschwitz prisoner, Dr. Gisella Perl treated fellow inmates for illnesses caused by starvation, infection, and torture at the hands of their captors. After the war, she delivered more than 3,000 babies. On #NationalDoctorsDay, we thank the doctors who save lives every day. pic.twitter.com/SaOOjAvLHJ
— US Holocaust Museum (@HolocaustMuseum) March 30, 2023
Congratulations on receiving your doctoral hood, @usairforce Senior Master Sgt. Anique McElveen! She joins an elite group of just .007% of enlisted Airmen to earn a doctoral degree – a true inspiration for all aspiring Airmen. #NationalDoctorsDay pic.twitter.com/m87g4aVHH2
— Department of Defense 🇺🇸 (@DeptofDefense) March 30, 2023
Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island each have more active physicians per capita than any other state. Here are a few other stats on #doctors. #nationaldoctorsday pic.twitter.com/7aQ9DrWAcI
— Eyes4Research (@Eyes4Research) March 30, 2023
