June 8,  2025 3:20 a.m. 

On Wednesday, at their weekly business meeting, Douglas County Commissioners Tim Freeman, Tom Kress and Chris Boice issued a proclamation calling on all citizens in the county to observe Nurse Appreciation Week through Sunday.

A county release said the proclamation was presented by Commissioner Boice and acknowledged that, “Nursing is not merely a vocation, but a calling to selflessly serve others by providing quality, compassionate and critical healthcare to patients during routine medical visits, long-term care situations, surgeries, emergencies and in times of great uncertainty”.

This week, the commissioner celebrated the men and women in the county that have chosen to serve others in the nursing profession.

Commissioner Tom Kress presented Nurse Appreciation Week proclamation certificates to nurses and administrators from CHI Mercy Medical Center, Aviva Health Care, Umpqua Health Alliance, UCAN’s Nurse Home Visiting Program, Umpqua Community College-Nursing Program and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office – Corrections Division.

The release said the county has approximately 1,500 dedicated nursing professionals as part of the local workforce, as well as a robust and highly recorded Nursing Education Program at Umpqua Community College.

A copy of the live video presentation can be found on the Douglas County Government Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountyeGovernment