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Office of the Mayor of Bozeman
Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, hospice and palliative care empower people facing a serious or life-limiting illness to live as
fully as possible,surrounded and supported by family and loved ones;
WHEREAS, hospice and palliative care professionals are dedicated to helping diverse communities access
quality end-of-life care and are committed to removing barriers to accessing care;
WHEREAS, hospice and palliative care bring patients and family caregivers the highest quality care
delivered by an interdisciplinary team of skilled professionals that includes physicians, nurses,social
workers,therapists, counselors, health aides,spiritual care providers and others who make the wishes
of each patient and family a priority;
WHEREAS,through pain management and symptom control, caregiver training and assistance,and
emotional and spiritual support,allowing patients to live fully and make more meaningful moments until
the end, surrounded and supported by the faces of loved ones,friends, and committed caregivers;
WHEREAS, Each year, hospice saves Medicare more than $2 billion by providing solutions for physicians,
care to patients and comfort to families anywhere, at any time.
WHEREAS, every year more than 1.6 to 1.7 million Americans living with life-limiting illness, and their
families, received care from the nation's hospice programs in communities throughout the United
States;
WHEREAS, more than 430,000 trained volunteers contribute 19 million hours of service to hospice
programs annually in the U.S.;
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, be it resolved that I,Jeff Krauss, Mayor of the City of Bozeman, by virtue of the
authority vested in me [city, county,state], do hereby proclaim November 2015 as National Hospice
Palliative Care Month and encourage citizens to increase their understanding and awareness of care at
the end of life and to observe this month with appropriate activities and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
this 9th day of November, 2015 and caused this seal to
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