Skip to main content

It’s time to give back to Nurses who care for us! National Nursing Day is Wednesday, May 6th and many businesses are offering deals, discounts, and freebies to healthcare professionals. At Vero RN, we’re celebrating nurses all month long. Visit our Facebook page for nurse updates and prize announcements.

Deals to check out:

*Be sure to confirm deals with your local store before you go*

Coffee

Starbucks: Frontline responders to the COVID-19 pandemic can get a free cup of coffee until the end of May.  

Dunkin’ Donuts: Offering a free medium hot or iced coffee and a free doughnut to all health care workers who visit participating Dunkin’ locations on Wednesday, May 6.

Food

Chipotle: Healthcare workers can sign up for a chance to receive a free burrito starting on Nurses Day, May 6th.

Krispy Kreme: is giving a free dozen doughnuts to health care workers every Monday through May 11.

McDonald’s: is offering free “Thank You Meals” to healthcare works, police officers, and firefighters through May 5.

O’Charley’s: is offering 25% off call-in or carry-out orders for first responders and health care works. You must have a valid ID or badge.

Outback: is offering 10% discount for nurses, doctors, medical staff, first responders and military.

Snickers: is offering to send essential workers a coupon for a free snickers bar. Fill out a short form online and you can send the coupon to someone who knows who is working the front lines of this pandemic. The coupon is redeemable at Walmart. Fill out the form here.

Steak ‘n Shake: Health care workers and first responders can get free fried at the Steak ‘n Shake drive-thru.

Mrs.Fields:  is offering 25% off their Heroes Collection of cookie tins honoring nurses and healthcare workers. Use the code NURSES to activate the discount.

Tropical Smoothie Café: Medical professionals and first responders can contact their local Tropical Smoothie shop to have free smoothies delivered to their team.

Gas

BP/Amoco Gas: Offering single-use discount code for 50 cents off per gallon on BP or Amoco fuel purchase. Visit their website for more information.

Apparel

Scrubs and Beyond: is offering 20% off all orders. Just use the code CAREGIVER. Enter to win a free pair of scrubs (up to $50 value) in our #VeroNurseGiveaway. Visit our Facebook page for more details.

The North Face: is offering a 50% discount to healthcare workers until December 31.

Nike: is offering 20% discount for eligible medical professionals and first responders.

Adidas: is offering 40% off purchases on their website for verified medical professionals, first responders, nurses, and military members. Eligible customers can verify their IDs by visiting.

Clove: is including free compression socks with every Clove purchase. Just add a pair of socks to a cart containing shoes, and use code WITHLOVE for the discount to properly apply.

Grocery

Aldi: is offering any medical professionals can show their identification and skip to the front of any lines that may form outside their stores.

BJ’s Wholesale Club: in all locations have an ‘Appreciation Hour’ from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Sundays for first responders and health care workers. During this designated time period, first responders and health care workers can shop in all of BJ’s locations without a membership. They are also offering a free, four-month Inner Circle membership to all first responders and health care workers

Circle K: is offering free coffee, tea, and Polar Pops to health care workers, first responders, and to their frontline store employees

Crocs: is giving away free shoes to health care workers Monday through Friday at noon on their website. The number of pairs given is limited each day.

Under Armour: is offering 40$ off discount for first responders, healthcare workers and teachers.

Lodging

Great Wolf Lodge: is donating up to 10,000 complimentary overnight stays to nurses working during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Airbnb: providing free or subsidized housing for health care professionals, relief workers, and first responders typically closer to where they are working.

Services

Uber: will provide transportation for frontline helathcare workers, both to and from patients’ homes as well as between healthcare facilities. They’ve also committed to 300,000 free meals on Uber Eats to first responders and healthcare workers in the U.S.  

Verizon: has expanded wireless unlimited pricing for nurses and teachers.

Talkspace: is offering a month of free therapy for doctors, nurses, and frontline workers.

American Nurses Association: is offering FREE COVID-19 training for nurses titled Be Confident Protecting Yourself and Providing the Best Care to Your Patients during this COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Parking Spot: is offering essential healthcare workers FREE parking at any of their facilities until May 12, 2020.

Care.com: is offering one month of free, premium access to their site for frontline workers. This includes access to sitters for your children, parents, & pets.

Kristina Thomas

Author Kristina Thomas

This is the bio for Kristina.

More posts by Kristina Thomas