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Office of the Mayor Proclamation National Nurses Week
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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Proclamation
NATIONAL NURSES WEEK
May 6 - 12, 2004
WHEREAS, The nearly 2.7 million registered nurses in the
United States comprise our nation's largest health
care profession; and
WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association, as the voice for
the registered nurses of this country, is working to
chart a new course for a healthy nation that relies on
increased delivery of primary and preventative health
care; and
WHEREAS, Professional nursing has been demonstrated to be an
indispensable component in the safety and quality of
care of hospitalized patients; and
WHEREAS, The American Nurses Association has declared the
week of May 6-12 as NATIONAL NURSES WEEK with
the theme "Nurses: Your Voice, Your Health, Your Life"
in celebration of the ways in which registered nurses
strive to provide safe and high quality patient care
and map out the way to improve our health
care system.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Pat Somerville, Mayor
of Rochester Hills, recognize May 6 - 12 as National Nurses Week, and
ask that all residents of Rochester Hills join me in honoring the
registered nurses who care for all of us.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused my Seal to be affixed
this 29th day of March 2004 in the City
of Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Pat Somerville, Mayor
City of Rochester Hills