Proclamation Hospice Month (2)
WHEREAS, hospice care provides patients and families the highest quality pain
management and symptom control, caregiver training and
assistance, and emotional and spiritual support allowing patients to
live fully up until the final moments, surrounded and supported by
loved ones, friends, and committed caregivers; and
WHEREAS, last year, more than one million Americans living with life-limiting
illness, and their families, received care from the 3,300 hospice care
programs in communities throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, professional and compassionate hospice staff and trained
volunteers—including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists,
counselors, health aides, and clergy—provide comprehensive care
making the wishes of each patient a priority; and
WHEREAS, providing high-quality hospice care reaffirms our belief in the
essential dignity of every person, regardless of age, health, or social
status, and that every stage of human life deserves to be treated with
the utmost respect and care; and
WHEREAS, hospice 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, TERRANCE M. DUGGAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER, 2005 AS:
“HOSPICE CARE MONTH”
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IA AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO INCREASE THEIR
UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF HOSPICE CARE AT THE END OF LIFE.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Dubuque, IA
th
to be affixed this 7 day of
November, 2005.
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Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
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Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk