Mayor David McCauley declared May 5 through 10 National Hospital and Nurses’ Week on May 8.

The theme of National Hospital Week is “Celebrating Hope and Healing,” and the theme for National Nurses’ Week is “4 Million Reasons to Celebrate.”

“St. Joseph’s Hospital is staffed by professionals with caring hearts and giving spirits who are inspired by the love of Christ to provide our community with quality health care in ways which respect the God-given dignity of each person and the sacredness of human life,” McCauley said.

He said the staff of St Joseph’s Hospital deserve credit and appreciation for what they do for the community.

“The hard-working staff of St. Joseph’s Hospital deserves universal regard and appreciation for keeping our community healthy,” McCauley said.