The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society, Medical Foundation of Chattanooga, and Project Access, in conjunction with WDEF-News 12, are recognizing local physicians by saluting 10 honorees for Doctor’s Day Appreciation Week during the last two weeks of March. The honorees will be selected from nominations submitted by local residents.
In addition to the 10 physicians selected for the WDEF salute, all nominated physicians will be honored at a special Doctor’s Day reception in March.
Local residents can nominate physicians by visiting www.wdef.com or mailing their nomination to the Medical Society at 1917 E. Third St., Chattanooga, TN 37404, by Friday. They may also email nominations to kevin@chattmedsoc.org.
Nominations should include the name of the physician and the reasons he/she should be recognized. Reasons may include a commitment to his profession, dedication to his patients, staff and family and/or involvement in the community. Be sure to include what makes this individual worthy of this recognition. Nominations may also include a brief personal story about the doctor being nominated.
National Doctors’ Day provides a time for people to show appreciation to the doctors who care for them or their loved ones. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Ga., on the anniversary of the first use of general anesthetic in surgery. The U.S. House of Representatives adopted a resolution commemorating Doctors’ Day on March 30, 1958. In 1990, Congress established May 30 each year as the National Doctors Day.
This year’s observance also salutes the over 600 physicians who have volunteered to care for low-income uninsured residents of the community through Project Access.