Hospital Week in Pasco County, resolution 25-210
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Here. Um we're gonna switch things up a little bit this morning. We're gonna go right into the resolution so our our first responders over here can get right back out because we're a busy cow. So um do you wanna call up the first resolution? Yeah.
I do not have them.
Res one? Uh Hospital Week in Pasco County.
We weren't ready for that. Sorry.
All right. Sorry about that, we were taken out of order and I wasn't aware. That was a surprise. Yes, please step up to the podium and I'll go ahead and read the resolution.
What's it?
Right, resolution number 25-210, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring May 11th through 17th, 2025 as hospital week in Pasco County. Whereas the Advent Health Conerton, Advent Health Dade City, Advent Health Wesley Chapel, and Advent Health Zephyrhills teams consist of more than 3,000 physicians, nurses, and staff in Pasco County. And whereas Advent Health delivers unparalleled consistent health care, including clinical expertise in cardiology,
emergency care, surgical services, obstetrics. Can help me with the step tricks. Thank you. I might need some more help, so stand by. Level two NICU neurosurgery, stroke care, long-term acute care, rehabilitation, weight loss surgery, imaging laboratory. Home Health, Wound Care, Diabetes, and Women's Services. ANWAS Advent Health has been a steadfast pillar of health care excellence in Pasco County, providing compassionate care, innovative
treatments, and unwavering support to individuals and families in the community. Anne Raz, Advent Health Dade City, Advent Health Wesley Chapel, Advent Health Zephyrhills have been recognized with an A hospital safety grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog that sets standards for excellence in patient care. Anne Raz, a core mission of the Advent Health Organization, is investing in the community and health care with more than $200 million last year. Towards charity care, coverage
shortfalls, community health services, and cash and and in-kind contributions to other organizations. ANRAS Hospital Week provides an annual opportunity for individuals and communities to express gratitude, appreciation, and support for healthcare professionals, recognizing their tireless efforts and profound impact on the lives of others. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares May 11th through the 17th, 2025, as hospital week in Pasco County and asks
all Pasco County citizens to join in honoring the health care heroes who care for the community every day. Done and resolved in regular session with a quorum president and voting this sixth day of May 2025.
Move approval. Second.
All in favor? Morning. Mr. Oakley.
Good morning Mike. Good morning. Glad to see the group you've got here today. Great group. That's right. Pretty exciting hospital week. I hope that means things go smoothly and no one has any issues. So we
got
great
teams back at the hospital.
For a lifetime I've been a part of of the hospital here in Zephyrhills and Dade City and of course West of Chapel, but I can only thank you for all the care that each and every one of your nurses and doctors and all of you the staff that helped support all that that compassionate way you take care of our citizens of Pasco County. So uh with that Who's going to be the spokesman for the community?
I will go ahead and do that. Yep. Thank you, Chairman Mari Commissioner Oakley. To the rest of the commissioners, thank you. Good morning. Again, my name is Mike Merle, and I serve as the president and CEO for Avant Health Zephyrhills and our Avant Health Conerton facility, long-term acute care in Land O' Lakes. And on behalf of this team, representatives from all of our hospitals across the county are part of Advent. Health and as you mentioned, the three over 3,000 members of our team serving in this great county just appreciate the opportunity to be in front of
you today and to celebrate National Hospital Week. It is the opportunity we get every year to celebrate with our teams and recognize their compassion, their excellence, and their service for our community. And so I'd like to extend my gratitude on behalf of our team. To you for recognizing that with us and uh the vital role that our hospitals play in our communities, whether they've been a part of the community for fifth over fifty years, like Dade City or over a decade in Wesley Chapel. We
are part of a growing community, and I think that's what's so awesome about uh our commitment and what we want to do together in Avant Health is that we grow as a community, as we grow as a county, we are growing. Alongside you, and it is our commitment to innovate and expand and grow along with Pasco County. And so, as we do that, we want to bring more doctors, more facilities, more services to this county to support the growth that's going on and do that alongside you. And we are just proud to serve and grow that infrastructure that
will serve our community better and better every day. Do is intended to serve the growing community of Pasco County. And so we just thank you again for your unwavering support for this hospital week. Our hospitals and our clinics, our physician offices, our new our new off-site ERs are more than just buildings. They're a place where people come and they need they need help and they need care at their most vulnerable time. And so I that's the thing that I love most about our teams. is that at the end of the day it's people taking care of
people. And that's people of this county. And we want to do that with compassion and love and and support. And most of all, keeping them safe each and every day. So thank you on behalf of this team and the rest of our caregivers at the hospitals, we appreciate your unwavering support and look forward to growing together in the future. Thank you so much.
Thank you. Other board members would like to say something. Go ahead.
Well, we're just um glad you're here and we it's just amazing the amount of hospitals that are moving to our county. Um so um we uh we uh just appreciate all you do for our citizens and not just in Pasco County, I would imagine you have folks traveling here from some of the other counties around. We know of your wonderful reputation and Just congratulations and thank you for all you do. Thank you, Chairman Mariano. Chairman
Mariano South Rust.
Okay, thanks Wayne. Yeah guys, you know, aside from seeing Pasco as a as a is a market base for you and supplying quality care for our citizens and our visitors, just thank you for being a community partner overall. There's not a request whether it's helping the firefighters on a fishing tournament or a little league team or or you name it, you guys are there. You're not just there with my Voluntary support, but you show up and people see a face and they realize that hey, medical
is human too, and that goes with your human-centered approach, and uh that's very much appreciated, I think, by all of us and the folks that call Pasco home.
Which is your most western facility in the county?
Uh Advent Health North Penillas is probably the furthest way is on is in uh Tarpon Springs. Oh,
is that the old Helenellas?
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
In Pasco County it would be Conerton, Land O' Lakes, it's a long term acute care facility. North the nails for sure at Tarkins.
So I of course want to say thank you guys for everything you do and I am a huge fan of your new uh urgent cares. So instead of going to the hospital, I'm able to take my kids to uh Advent Health Urgent Care. So and we've had great success there. So um
Thank you.
Yeah.
Appreciate it. And I tell you I wan I want to thank Advent Health. You guys have been such an asset to the community as we focus on quality of life. If you have your health, you have it all. If you get care, you can go. So what you do to improve everything is is amazing. It was recently that uh we actually on the B B L I was with uh Ken w we're over at uh a hospitality group called B B L with Marriott. Yes. And they actually chose you guys for the great work you do to give you guys a donation for the great work
you do. So that kinda tells you that you're resonating from a lot of people from all around. Thank you. Um you guys have helped out with sponsors in in great ways for the center ice you started off with that one uh wire grass sports compass right I want to say that uh I was at a firefighters picnic Kathryn with Commissioner Starkey were at uh last year and Ryan Quatterball was there and he put a presentation on you guys were sponsoring that for all the firefighters. Yep. And a little it was little seconds before I said look I'm doing a scholar fest. Would you like to help out with the put us in
so all the families can go. We're ready. And then uh it led from taking care of the firefighters now the nurses et cetera and everybody can go for free now thanks to your leadership and what you helped us do. We're expecting this year it starts on July 24th. Hopefully you bring all your employees out there want to treat them all well let them have all have a good time. And again just thank you guys for all the great work you do. I've been a patient. I've had friends been patients and your service has been phenomenal. So thank you. Thank you.
We're gonna have Commissioner Oakley go down and we're gonna stay on here.
Okay. Thank you so much.
Just keep that person on the table. Sure.
Oh thank you. Okay. They'll stand in the middle here with uh
Yeah, so
Maybe because of that. I put uh sometimes I put them in the road.
Sometimes I take pictures from her I take pictures and then I send it to people sometimes when I
Hey, what's up now? How are you doing?
That's it
too. Appreciate
it.