Greetings Sisters and Brothers,

Happy 2024! Hope you all had wonderful holidays and are ready to not only finish out this reporting year strong but also continue with your great work during the upcoming year. National Salute to Veteran Patients Week is February 11-17 this year. It’s always the week of Valentine’s Day, so it’s a perfect time to get out into facilities and plan Valentine’s Day events, or if you are unable to do that, send cards! Valentine’s for Veterans is one of our goals from national this year, so if you haven’t planned something yet, you still have time to do it! As has been the case the last several years, please make sure you check with the facility first to make sure they don’t have any COVID restrictions in place.

Skimming through the things that have been reported this year, we are lacking in a couple of areas. We have two months still in this reporting year, so this is the time to make your push on trying to do those things you haven’t yet.

Have you recruited volunteers to help with your hospital events or sending cards? If you have, have you thought of ways to recognize them (and, have you reported it)?

Have you researched and found information regarding women’s health and provided that information to those who need it?

How about Honors Escorts in hospitals? Have you looked into that yet?

As you plan out your hospital projects, please contact me if you have any questions at all. I’m here to help you! I would also love to see pictures of your events, so please send those to me.

Loyally,

Brandi Dolan
Department Hospital