Solidarity Week highlights human connection in healthcare

Members of the Gold Humanism Honor Society visit administration and staff at University Hospital. 

This week, the University of South Alabama chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society celebrated Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care by visiting patients and their support systems at University Hospital and Children's & Women's Hospital. 

During their visits, members of the honor society handed out Mardi Gras beads, stickers, notes, small gifts, refreshments and snacks. The students also showed their appreciation to hospital staff.

The purpose of Solidarity Week is to reaffirm the importance of human connections in medicine and to ensure that all individuals — patients, families and healthcare professionals — feel seen, heard and valued. The program is a national initiative that takes place each year during the week of Valentine’s Day. 

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