On National Nurses Day, we’re taking a moment to say thank you to the men and women who are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate the sacrifices you are making. Knowing you are working long hours, and many of you are isolated from your families, we salute you and remain eternally grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.
NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Nurses from around the country arrive and are welcomed by the staff nurses and administrators by being clapped in to help treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients at the Long Island Nursing Institute on April 14, 2020 in New Hyde Park, New York. The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11th. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
HAMM, GERMANY - APRIL 14: A women walks past street art painted by artist Kai 'Uzey' Wohlgemuth featuring a nurse as Superwoman on April 14, 2020 in Hamm, Germany. So far, over there are over 130,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Germany, over 3,000 people have died and over 57,000 people have recovered. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
STAMFORD, CT - MARCH 23: Nurse Hannah Sutherland, dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) awaits new patients at a drive-thru coronavirus testing station at Cummings Park on March 23, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Availability of protective clothing for medical workers has become a major issue as COVID-19 cases surge throughout the United States. The Stamford site is run by Murphy Medical Associates. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - MAY 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A nurse communicates with a colleague through a window while treating a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at a hospital on May 1, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. The coronavirus death toll in D.C., Virginia and Maryland surpassed 2,000 people on Friday as the District recorded its largest number of daily infections thus far. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Nurses test a patient at the ACT's drive through COVID-19 testing site on May 01, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The ACT became the first Australian state or territory to be free of any known COVID-19 cases on Thursday, following the recovery of the last person to contract the coronavirus in Canberra. Despite the local elimination of the virus, ACT health authorities have confirmed current restrictions on travel, gatherings and social distancing will remain in place, as will expanding testing to asymptomatic patients and those with mild symptoms to ensure there are no further outbreaks. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - MAY 5: A nurse gives Guatemalan immigrant Marvin a COVID-19 swab test at a clinic on May 5, 2020 in Stamford, Connecticut. Marvin and his son Junior were re-tested, a month after getting sick from coronavirus. Marvin's wife Zully, also sick with COVID-19, gave birth to his son Neysel on April 2. Hospital staff performed an emergency C-section to save the child and Zully was put on a ventilator. Her baby, Neysel could not go home, as his father Marvin and brother Junior were COVID-19 positive and quarantined there. After several weeks in the hospital, Zully responded well to antibody blood plasma transfusions and was able to return home. The infant is in the temporary care of elementary school teacher Luciana Lira. The K-5 Bilingual /ESL instructor, who teaches Junior at Hart Magnet Elementary in Stamford, will continue caring for the baby until his family tests COVID-negative, and they can all be reunited. The Stamford non-profit Building One Community (B1C) immigrant resource center is assisting the family during this time. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
VALHALLA, NEW YORK - APRIL 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Donna Lougheed (C), an operating room nurse and fellow hospital workers greet first responders who passed by the Westchester Medical Center in a caravan of sirens and lights on April 14, 2020 in Valhalla, New York. The first responders from throughout Westchester County arrived in EMS ambulances, fire department trucks and police vehicles to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical staff emerged from the hospital to return the love at the emotional event, held at dusk. Located adjacent to New York City, Westchester County is considered part of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
L´HOSPITALET DEL LLOBREGAT, SPAIN - APRIL 09: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) An Intensive Care doctor is helped by a nurse to get dress in protective suit during her shift at the ICU of the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge on April 09, 2020 in L´Hospitalet del Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain. More than 7,000 people are being treated in Intensive Care Units (ICU) across Spain, the Autonomous region of Catalonia is the worst affected with more than 2,500 patients. The national death toll has passed 15,000 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, although the country has reported a decline in the daily number of deaths. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
VALHALLA, NEW YORK - APRIL 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Nurse clinician Michelle Zale watches as first responders arrive to the Westchester Medical Center in a caravan of sirens and lights on April 14, 2020 in Valhalla, New York. First responders from throughout Westchester County came in EMS ambulances, fire department trucks and police vehicles to give thanks to healthcare workers for their efforts in combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Medical staff emerged from the hospital to return the love at the emotional event, held at dusk. Located adjacent to New York City, Westchester County is considered part of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MARCH 13: Nurses wearing protective clothing handle a bag with a potentially infected coronavirus swab at a drive-through testing center at the University of Washington Medical campus on March 13, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. UW Medical staff feeling potential symptoms of COVID-19 were asked to pass through a drive-through screening center for testing. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 17: Nurses screen patients for COVID-19 virus testing at a drive-up location outside Medstar St. Mary's Hospital on March 17, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. The facility is one of the first in the Washington, DC area to offer coronavirus testing as more than 5,200 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and more than 90 deaths have been attributed to the virus. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - MARCH 20: Two nurses walk in front of the Emergency Room of the local hospital on March 20, 2020 in Cremona, near Milan, Italy. The Italian government continues to enforce the nationwide lockdown measures to control the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - MARCH 17: Nurses process a sample for COVID-19 after a patient was screened at an appointment-only, drive-up clinic set up by the University of Washington Medical Center Northwest Outpatient Medical Center on March 17, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The clinic was set up to provide additional screening capacity, support personal protective equipment conservation efforts and help reduce the number of patients entering healthcare facilities for testing during the coronavirus outbreak. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images)
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 24: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Nurses in the COVID-19 unit of MedStar St. Mary's Hospital check the fit of protective equipment before entering a patient's room March 24, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital is located near the greater Washington, DC area in St. Mary’s county, Maryland. Hospitals around the United States are continuing to prepare for an expected onslaught of cases related to COVID-19 in the days ahead. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
ZARAGOZA, SPAIN - APRIL 28: A nurse and a Spanish Red Cross volunteer help Jose Luis, a Covid-19 infected patient, enter a residence where only Coronavirus is infected on April 28, 2020 in Zaragoza, Spain. In Aragon, the Red Cross are transferring patients infected with Covid-19 from elderly care homes to others with Covid-19 patients. In Spain there are approximately 5,400 care homes for the elderly and unconfirmed figures suggest that more than 16,000 people who have died in nursing homes recently have suffered from Covid-19 or its symptoms. (Photo by Alvaro Calvo/Getty Images)
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Nurses test a patient at the ACT's drive through COVID-19 testing site on May 01, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The ACT became the first Australian state or territory to be free of any known COVID-19 cases on Thursday, following the recovery of the last person to contract the coronavirus in Canberra. Despite the local elimination of the virus, ACT health authorities have confirmed current restrictions on travel, gatherings and social distancing will remain in place, as will expanding testing to asymptomatic patients and those with mild symptoms to ensure there are no further outbreaks. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Registered Nurse Fiona McDonald stands for a portrait at the ACT's drive through COVID-19 testing facility on May 01, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. The ACT became the first Australian state or territory to be free of any known COVID-19 cases on Thursday, following the recovery of the last person to contract the coronavirus in Canberra. Despite the local elimination of the virus, ACT health authorities have confirmed current restrictions on travel, gatherings and social distancing will remain in place, as will expanding testing to asymptomatic patients and those with mild symptons to ensure there are no further outbreaks. (Photo by Rohan Thomson/Getty Images)
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - MAY 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Nurses work on a computer while treating patients with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at a hospital on May 1, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. The coronavirus death toll in D.C., Virginia and Maryland surpassed 2,000 people on Friday as the District recorded its largest number of daily infections thus far. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND - MAY 01: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) A nurse treats a patient with coronavirus in the intensive care unit at a hospital on May 1, 2020 in Leonardtown, Maryland. The coronavirus death toll in D.C., Virginia and Maryland surpassed 2,000 people on Friday as the District recorded its largest number of daily infections thus far. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: Registered nurse Jean Boone watches from Children's National Hospital as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Airforce Thunderbirds fly over the D.C. area on May 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. The flyover was meant to recognize and honor healthcare workers, first responders, military, and other essential personnel on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)