HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-266bRESOLUTION NO. 02-266b
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE
MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2002, AS "HOSPICE
MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. Hospice care is the most humane tradition of health service delivery in the United States,
providing 24-hour palliative medical care and social, emotional, and spiritual services for the
terminally ill, as well as support for the family.
2. Hospice care helps patients live fully during their final days by alleviating the fears
associated with terminal illness such as dying in pain, alone, and as a burden to the family; and by
enabling them to remain in the comfort and security of home or home-like settings.
3. More than 40,000 full-time professionals and 90,000 volunteers in association with an
estimated 3,200 hospices work together to serve more than 390,000 individuals throughout the
nation.
4. These dedicated men and women from a valuable network of end-of-life support in the
vast health care system in our nation and are deserving of special honor and appreciation for their
many contributions.
5. An increase in public awareness and understanding of hospice care will better serve the
families who are faced with a terminal illness in our community and help ensure that hospice
services are a guaranteed benefit for all citizens.
6. The Hospice of the Treasure Coast, Inc. has joined the Hospice Association of America,
the National Hospice Organization, and an estimated 3,200 Hospital agencies, in declaring the month
ATTEST:
of November, 2002, as National Hospice Month and are calling on all Americans to observe this
occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of November, 2002, as "HOSPICE
MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages the citizens of St. Lucie County to support and participate in
associated hospice programs now and throughout the year.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22na day of October, 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
C~IRMAN
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND