The week is the first time such an initiative has run at the hospital and general manager of Griffith Base Hospital Greg Brylski said the purpose of the week is to thank the staff who "work relentlessly to care for the community."

"Too often some people do some amazing things, some truly compassionate things that just go untold and celebrated and that's not ok," Mr Brylski said.

"We're looking to transform the way that patient experience is delivered here, and to change the conversation from just delivering a very sterile, clinical service to delivering a very compassionate, kind person-centred service.

"Obviously the hospital and the whole health service and in fact the whole state and federal service is a giant jigsaw... every single one of our valued employees is one of those puzzle pieces."

A range of activities have been organised during the week, including tai-chi sessions, physiotherapy exercise demonstrations and an all-staff barbeque which was held on Wednesday after a keynote speech from NSW Health's Chief Experience Officer Anne Marie Hadley.

Chairwoman of the hospital's staff advisory committee Fiona McKern said many of the activities on offer during the week were aimed at ensuring staff member's health and well-being were also looked after.

"I think we need to be quite aware of looking after ourselves and the flow on effect to our patients," Ms McKern said.

"We consciously wanted to look out for everybody's whole wellness, so we are looking at their mental health, their physical health, their financial health and linking them in where needed for support.

"If we want longevity out of our career we really need to be looking after ourselves."

Ms McKern in particular noted the success of the hospital's 'pit-stop health checks', which were booked out through the entire week by Wednesday.

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However, staff were also given the chance to liven up the wards they work in, with wards constructing everything from compliment boards to a board filled with free bookmarks.

Ms McKern said the intensive care unit also got in on the action, constructing a 'family tree' of those involved in the unit as well as creating their own newspaper for the ward, The Intensive Times.

"A little bit bias but I think its quite good!" Ms McKern said.

"The team building that's come out of it, the feedback from all the different departments that have been involved is that is has been a really strong team building exercise."

The displays around the hospital will remain up until the Christmas season kicks off and the staff week will run at the hospital until Friday.

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