DIETERICH, Ill. Effingham Mayor Mike Schutzbach (seated center) recently signed a proclamation designating May 6-12, 2026, as Nurses Week to honor local nurses and the indispensable part they play in the healthcare delivery system.
Joining the mayor as he signed the proclamation was HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Powers (left of Mayor Schutzbach) and Director of Nursing and Integrated Services Angela Kelly (right of Mayor Schutzbach) and other leaders, along with nursing and clinical professionals from various departments at St. Anthony’s.
The proclamation shared that the 4.7 million registered nurses in the United States constitute the nation’s largest health care profession. According to the American Nurses Association, the demand for nursing services will be greater than ever because of the aging of the American population, the continuing expansion of life-sustaining technologies, and the explosive growth of home healthcare services. The cost-effective, safe and high-quality health care services provided by nursing professionals will be an increasingly important component of the U.S. healthcare delivery system in the future.
For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit stanthonyshospital.org.
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About HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, celebrating 150 years of serving the Effingham community, is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a nonprofit Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs nearly 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.