Glendale Memorial brings in puppies to celebrate National Nurses Week

By Mark Kellam

May 14, 2019 2:53 PM PT

Things got a little more cuddly than usual last week when Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital kicked off National Nurses Week by bringing in puppies to provide some relaxation to the nurses who provide comfort and support to patients as part of their jobs.

In 1993, the American Nurses Assn. declared May 6 through 12 as a week to celebrate and elevate the nursing profession.

National Nurses Week is a time to recognize the contributions of the United States’ 4 million registered nurses. Each year, the celebration ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday.

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Mark Kellam

Mark Kellam was city editor of the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. He joined Times Community News in July 2011 as the business-politics reporter and was promoted to city editor in January 2013. Previously, he was an editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and managing editor at Champion Newspapers in Chino, Calif. Prior to that, he was an editor at Amos Suburban Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio, for several years. Kellam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.