HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-164 RESOLUTION NO. 23-164
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023 AS
"HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH " IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Medicare's first proven coordinated care model, hospice is a program that works offering
person-centered, compassionate care, ensuring people dignity, choice and quality of life.
2. The hospice model involves an interdisciplinary, team-oriented approach to treatment,
including expert medical care, quality symptom control, and comprehensive pain management
as a foundation of care.
3. Beyond providing physical treatment, hospice attends to the patient's emotional,spiritual
and family needs, and provides family services like respite care and grief counseling.
4. Hospice and palliative care organizations are advocates and educators about advance
care planning that help individuals make decisions about the care they want.
5. Treasure Coast Hospice has cared for our communities since 1982, delivering
compassionate, caring, expert and professional Hospice and Grief Support Services to patients
and families at the end of life.
6. Forty-one years ago, volunteers came together to establish Treasure Coast Hospice
because they wanted their family,friends and neighbors to have access to compassionate, quality
end-of-life care from a locally based hospice provider. Founded in 1982, Treasure Coast Hospice
is a non-profit community organization of skilled professionals and dedicated volunteers whose
mission is to provide access to compassionate, caring, expert and professional hospice and grief
support services to patients and families at the end of life. Today, Treasure Coast Hospice serves
more than 4,000 patients annually, providing holistic patient-centered care and comfort to
patients and families in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties. During the next year,
Treasure Coast Hospice will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its specialized pediatric care
program, Little Treasures, which improves the quality of life of children and teens with a life-
limiting illness by providing support for the entire family.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida does hereby proclaim the month of November 2023 as "Hospice and Palliative
Care Month" in St. Lucie County, Florida, encourages residents to learn more about hospice and
palliative care at the end of life and try to help as the can, and commends the Treasure Coast
Hospice Team for their service to the people of St. Lucie County.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of October 2023.
ATT BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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