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11/10 - National Hospice and Palliative Care MonthWHEREAS, hospice and palliative care provides patients and families the highest quality care during life -limiting illness and at the end of life through pain management and symptom control, caregiver training and assistance, and emotional and spiritual support; and WHEREAS, professional and compassionate hospice staff —including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, counselors, health aides, and clergy —provide comprehensive care focused on the wishes of each individual patient; and WHEREAS, more than 400,000 trained volunteers contribute 18 million hours of service to hospice programs annually; and WHEREAS, hospice and palliative care providers encourage all people to learn more about options of care and to share their wishes with family, loved ones, and their healthcare professionals; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Tammi Fisher, Mayor of the City of Kalispell, do hereby proclaim the month of November, 2010 as NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH and I encourage all citizens to increase their understanding and awareness of care at the end of life and to observe this month with appropriate activities and programs. DATED this 1 st day of November, 2010. Tarnrmlfisher Mayor