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ON MOTION by Commissioner Adams, SECONDED BY Vice <br />Chairman Stanbridge, the Board unanimously made the above <br />additions to the agenda. <br />5.A. PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATIONS - PROCLAMATION <br />- NATIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION WEEK - MARCH 18- <br />24, 2001 <br />Chairman Ginn read the following proclamation and presented it to Carol Kanarek, <br />who accepted it with thanks on behalf of the Visiting Nurse Association. <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING MARCH 18 THROUGH 24, 2001 <br />AS NATIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION WEEK <br />Whereas, the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of the Treasure Coast has, for more than 25 years, <br />brought specialized care to homes throughout Indian River County, enabling patients to shorten their hospital <br />stays, speed their recovery and maintain their independence; and <br />Whereas, the VNA of the Treasure Coast was the first home health agency in Indian River County and <br />continues to be the area's only non-profit home health and hospice agency; and <br />Whereas, the VNA of the Treasure Coast is accredited with commendation by the Joint Commission on <br />Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) which recognizes the agency's staff and volunteers with <br />JCAHO's highest level of accreditation, signifying exemplary performance in meeting national quality <br />standards; and <br />Whereas, the VNA of the Treasure Coast has grown, and continues to grow, to meet the needs of its <br />patients by bnnging IV therapy and high-tech care to homes as early as 1986; incorporating into the agency <br />the county's only licensed Hospice care program in 1987; initiating Health Care on Wheels, the mobile unit <br />serving residents in every comer of the county, in 1992; and building, equipping and endowing Indian River <br />County's first hospice house for terminally ill patients, which opened in May 2000; and <br />Whereas, the VNA of the Treasure Coast is one of Indian River County's largest employers, consisting <br />of more than 300 registered nurses, home health aides, therapists, administrative staff, health care outreach <br />employees, social workers, and bereavement counselors; and <br />Whereas, increased public awareness and understanding of home and hospice care will serve to <br />strengthen the services available throughout the community and will help ensure that such emotionally <br />supportive, cost-effective alternatives are available to all citizens. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that March 18 through 24, 2001, be officially observed as <br />NATIONAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION WEEK <br />March 20, 2001 <br />2 <br />BK Iii PG 147 L, <br />