HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-114RESOLUTION NO. 17-114
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 21-27,2017, AS
"EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Emergency medical professionals and volunteers provide medical care to victims
of sudden, life-threatening injuries and illnesses, often under stressful conditions and in high-risk
situations, in order to save lives.
2. Florida's residents and visitors benefit dailyfrom the knowledge, skill, and judgment
of paramedics, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, educators, administrators, emergency
physicians, emergency nurses and others who encompass the emergency medical services system.
3. Emergency medical personnel must rapidly assess, manage, and effectively provide
care in unpredictable situations requiring life and death judgments.
4. Florida's EMS teams unselfishly serve on the front line of health care when
responding to man-made and natural disasters, at the local, state, and national levels.
5. It is critical that the general public be made aware of, understand, support, and
effectively use its local emergency medical services systems.
6. This year's theme is "EMS Strong: Always in Service".
7. This Board believes recognition is due to the emergency medical system for its
accomplishments and contributions to improve public welfare through health care, medical
transportation, injury prevention, education, disaster response, homeland security and other
initiatives that reduce health care costs and save lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, that this Board does hereby proclaim the week of May 21-27, 2017 as
"EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida and encourage the
community to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16`h day of May, 2017.
ATTEST:
DEPUTY C,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY F ORI
BY:
CHA MAN
APPROVFP AS TO LEGAL ORM AND
CORRECII E S.
COUNTY RNEY