PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 8, 2026) The Blessing of the Hands is a sacred tradition at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), the Navy’s oldest continuously operating hospital.
Falling annually during the kickoff of National Nurses Week (May 6–12), the event serves as a poignant reminder of the spiritual and emotional weight carried by those on the front lines of military medicine.
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