HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1974.05.02 - 152246659 May 2, 1974 Miscellaneous Resolution
Alexand@r C. Perinoff, County Commissi(;,;
District. 21
BY: Mr. Alexander C. Perinoff
IN RE: COMMENDATION TO CITY OF SOUTHFIELD AND PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S LIFE SUPPORT UNITS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the City of Southfield Fire Department's Life Support Units have been in
operation since November 1972 in cooperation with Providence Hospital; and
WHEREAS since that time the firefighters manning the Units have been credited with
saving an average of three lives a month attributable to their quick, cool and knowledgeable
actions at a traffic accident scene, drug overdose, stroke or cardiac arrest and other life
threatening emergencies; and
WHEREAS the Life Support Unit consisting of 19 firefighters have undergone hundreds
of hours of specialized advanced emergency medical training at the hands of Providence
Hospital staff doctors and nurses;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby officially commends the City of Southfield for initiating this life support program,
the City of Southfield Fire Department's Life Support Units and the firefighter members of
the Units for the planning, implementation and successful continuation of one of the most
fully trained medical emergency rescue squads in the country assisting in the welfare of the
citizens of the community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
commends Providence Hospital for its partnership with the City of Southfield in its contribution
to dedicated public service to the citizens of the community.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the entire membership of this Board, I move the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
OAKLAND COUNTY :fp ARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Lillian V. Moffitt, County Commissioner, Dist. 15
Mare' ;\A, Dearborn, Coun,-y Commissioner,Dist. 22
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LTirence R7PernicK,County Commissioner, Dist.#20 77111361-7;--3rot ert Jnty
#6659 May 2, 1974
The resolution was unanimously adopted.