Let’s talk about nurses and midwives for a second.

The ones who stay calm when things are anything but. The ones who answer questions, care for patients, support families and keep showing up, shift after shift.

See, when you operate inside hospitals, you see things differently.

You notice the pace. You notice who barely gets a break. You notice the people who give so much of themselves before most of us have even started our day.

That’s why International Nurses & Midwives Day 2026 meant something to us at Tsubu Sushi.

This wasn’t about running a promotion from behind the counter. It was about stepping into the hospital community more intentionally and recognising the people who are at the centre of it.

This year, we shared complimentary hand roll vouchers with nurses and midwives across Royal Hospital for Women, Prince of Wales Hospital, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital.

At Royal Hospital for Women and Prince of Wales Hospital, we worked with the hospital foundations to help get vouchers into the hands of nursing and midwifery teams. At Liverpool Hospital, Sydney Children’s Hospital and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, we coordinated directly with nursing management so the gesture could reach staff across wards and departments.

Because reaching the right people matters.

It’s one thing to place an offer at a shopfront. It’s another to make sure appreciation gets to the nurses upstairs, in the wards, on the floor, in the middle of a demanding shift.

Working within public hospital environments also means gifting has to remain modest and appropriate. We totally respect that. Our goal was never to make a grand gesture.

Our goal was to make a thoughtful one.

A fresh hand roll during a busy day, a reason to pause. A reminder that someone noticed the work being done.

It sounds simple because it is. But simple does not mean insignificant.

At Tsubu Sushi, we believe food can shift the tone of someone’s day. It can give people a moment back. It can offer something fresh and considered when the day has been anything but.

Hospitals are built around care, and nurses and midwives carry so much of that care every day.

So this year, we wanted to say thank you in the way that felt most true to us: with something fresh, practical and made with care.

To every nurse and midwife we had the privilege of serving, thank you.

We see the work. We see the pace. We’re grateful to be part of the hospital communities you help hold together.