CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Regional Healthcare will hold a ceremony Monday morning to celebrate National Nurses Week.

The ceremony will begin with the Nightingale pledge and a first responders call out. Created in 1893, the pledge is a nurse’s oath, named in honor of Florence Nightingale, the founder of nursing.

Chesapeake first responders will drive by the hospital’s front entrances in the annual Community Partners Appreciation Parade.

Organizers say the light and siren show is a highlight of the event and welcome the community to come out and show their appreciation for nurses.

The event gets underway at 7:45 a.m. at the hospital’s main entrance, at 736 Battlefield Blvd. in Chesapeake.