11/09 - National Hospice and Palliative Care MonthPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 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, Pamela B. Kennedy, Mayor of the City of Kalispell, do hereby proclaim the month of November, 2009
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 2nd day of November, 2009.
Pamela B.
Mayor