2022-11-15 IV. A. Hospice & Palliative Care Month •-:.;-'120 "" - .- .„.3S.�
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l' WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, the Hospice model involves an interdisciplinary, team-oriented approach to
4 treatment, including expert medical care, quality symptom control, and comprehensive pain i
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; ` management as a foundation of care; and
` WHEREAS, beyond providing physical treatment, Hospice attends to the patient's emotional,
k spiritual, and family needs, and provides family services like respite care and grief counseling;
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WHEREAS, Hospice and palliative care organizations are advocates and educators about advance
care planning that help individuals make decisions about the care they want; and {',
WHEREAS, forty years ago, volunteers came together to establish Treasure Coast Hospice:''
J " because they wanted their family, friends, and neighbors to have access to compassionate, r"
. + quality end-of-life care from a locally based hospice provider. Founded in 1982, Treasure ;';'
f`° 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 •,'
ti'+ professional hospice and grief support services to patients and families at the end of life.
Celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, Treasure Coast Hospice now serves more than
aA 4,000 patients annually, providing holistic patient-centered care and comfort to patients and
1' families in Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties.
°e:. NOW THEREFORE, I, Dowling R. Watford, Jr., by virtue of the authority vested in me as
t Mayor of the City of Okeechobee, do hereby proclaim November 2022 as Hospice and
.,1`y , Palliative Care Month in the City of Okeechobee and encourage our residents to learn more
•:'4 1 about Hospice and palliative care at the end of life and try to help as they can and commend
N` the Treasure Coast Hospice Team for their service to the people of the City of Okeechobee. -,S
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M In witness whereof, on November 15, 2022, I have
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Do ing R. Watford, Jr., ayor
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Pr Lane Gamiotea, CMC, City Clerk
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