Childrens Mercy Hospital nurses shown love during National Nurses Week [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — National Nurses Week gave patients and their families the chance to show love and respect for the work of nurses across the area, including those at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

Nurses welcome newborns into the world and provide peace and comfort to those at the end of their lives.

“Some of the most heartwarming moments were those babies who had really rough transitions into life, and you got to get a baby out to hold with a mom for the first time or to hold for a dad for the first time, and just being there for those special moments that not all people get to experience on the other side,” said Annie Craig, Senior Director of Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Neonatal and Perinatal Services.

The hospital’s nurses found out their hard work does not go unnoticed.

Local businesses delivered meals, coffee, flowers, and even sweatshirts for all …