Proclamation_IPOST MonthTHE CITY OF
DubE
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
PRO CLAMAT
ON
WHEREAS, all of us will someday die and most would want to be able to make
their own decisions on the scope of medical treatment provided as
the end of life nears; and
WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has enacted a law that allows patients nearing the
end of their lives to jointly craft with their physicians a document
called IPOST - Iowa Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment - that
will assure the patient's wishes are followed, and
WHEREAS, individuals have the right to choose how aggressively to treat or not
treat life- threatening episodes when they occur, and an IPOST
document can speak to caregivers when the patient cannot,
regardless of the care setting at the time of the event.
NOW THEREFORE, 1, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA,
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO
HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013 AS
"IPOST MONTH"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 4`h day of March, 2013.
Kevin J. Lynch, Mayor Pro Tem
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2013: Submitted and accepted by Susan Chapman, Director Community Relations, The
Finley Hospital, 350 N Grandview Ave., Dubuque, IA 52001 -6393, Ph: 563.589.2585,
Fax: 563.557.2842, susan.chapman@finleyhospital.org