Item B1BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 16, 2014_ Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes X No X Department: District V
Staff Contact /Phone #: Pamela lohnson1453-8787
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Mayor's Proclamation recognizing the Visiting Nurse Association &
Hospice of the Florida Keys for their 30 years of service.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
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TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
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APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
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DISPOSITION:
Revised 7/09
AGENDA ITEM #
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
CELEBRATING 30 years of "CARING FOR THE KEYS"
WHEREAS, since the agency's founding in 1984, by concerned citizens who heard and saw the
great need for home health and hospice services in the island communities, Visiting Nurse
Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys has provided countless hours of home health and
hospice services; and
WHEREAS, Visiting Nurse Association of the Florida Keys helps patients rehabilitate and
recover at home from illness, and
WHEREAS, Hospice of the Florida Keys is the only hospice agency offering end -of -life care in
patients' homes, and in assisted living facilities and hospitals in Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the agency also participates in informational health fairs, offers bereavement
counseling for citizens of all ages and speakers on health -related topics for local community
groups; and
WHEREAS, the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Florida Keys is recognized for its
excellence and quality of service; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sylvia J. Murphy, Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, do hereby
recognize
VNAIHOSPICE for its 30 YEARS of SERVICE
Dated this 16th day of April, 2014
Sylvia J. Murphy