| One day doesn’t seem enough to say thank you to the many physicians who make up the Cleveland County HealthCare System. Each day they save lives, make crucial decisions, and compassionately help patients through some of the most difficult, emotional experiences.
The staff at CCHS tries to honor the doctors every day by making CCHS a great place for physicians to practice, but officially, physicians are honored on March 30 as part of the National Doctors’ Day. This day of tribute is a time to express appreciation for physicians' continued commitment to providing excellent medical care.
“We honor our Cleveland County HealthCare System medical staff physicians for making a difference in people’s lives and helping us fulfill our vision of being the best community healthcare system in America,” said Brian Gwyn, Chief Operating Officer at CCHS. “It is an honor to work with such dedicated colleagues. Thank you for your commitment to quality and service that benefits all of us.”
National Doctors’ Day was first observed in 1933 as a local celebration in Barrow County, Georgia, to commemorate the date on which Crawford W. Long, MD, administered the first ether anesthetic for surgery (March 30, 1842). President George Bush signed a resolution in 1990 officially designating March 30 as a day to honor physicians. The red carnation has become the symbol of Doctor's Day because it denotes the qualities of love, charity, sacrifice, bravery and courage.
Physicians have made great strides in treating the sick, alleviating human suffering and advancing medical knowledge.
The American Medical Association has provided accomplishments in which physicians have played a key roll:
• 90 percent of patients say they are very satisfied with their physician.
• 7-year increase in life expectancy since 1960.
• 45 percent decrease in the overall death rate since 1950.
• 77 percent decrease in the infant mortality rate since 1950.
• 63 percent decrease in the overall death rate for heart disease since 1950.
• 72 percent decrease in the overall death rate for stroke since 1950.
• 14 percent decrease in overall death rates for cancer since 1990. An AMA study also shows that two-thirds of U.S. physicians provide some form of charity care each year in their communities, and doctors were recently ranked the nation's most trusted occupation in a national poll.
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