National Nurses Week started in 1954 by the American Nurses Association, which was started to celebrate nurses who work in all different settings from schools to hospitals to traveling around the world in order to provide care. Sixty-nine years later we are still honoring those who choose to care for others.

“Nurses Week means that it’s a time when all nurses are recognized and honored for their dedication to the health and wellness of people. Nursing is being selfless, they make sure that their patients, or residents are the priority while ensuring they are treated with kindness, compassion, and dignity,” said Theresa Egurrola, R.N. and regional care director for Westmont Living communities in Central California.

The 2023 Nurses Week theme “Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere – Always” honors the unwavering commitment of DHA nurses to their patients and the value they provide to the unified healthcare team in accomplishing their medical readiness mission.

If you see a nurse this week, take a moment to thank them for their service. And, if they are agreeable…give them a hug!

Goleta will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday with an effort to beautify the city.

Volunteers are welcome to the Beautify Goleta cleanup, set for 9 to 11 a.m. at three of the city’s open spaces: Stow Grove Park, Lake Los Carneros and Ellwood Bluffs.

As a thank you, each volunteer will receive a colorful Beautify Goleta T-shirt and a reusable plastic free Goleta cutlery set (while supplies last). To sign up, go to www.CityofGoleta.org/BeautifyGoleta.