Agenda 03/08/2016 Item # 4G 3/8/2016 4.G.
PROCLAMATION
.'L-IEREAS, Collier County has initiated a robust community initiative to showcase our community
as a center of excellence for medical procedures, medical meetings, medical
education and wellness tourism; and,
WHEREAS, NCH and Physicians Regional hospitals are recognized as offering the finest in
medical care for numerous procedures including cardiac, cancer and orthopedics;
and,
WHEREAS, Collier County is well suited as a destination for medical meetings at our world class
resorts and group meeting facilities; and,
WHEREAS, our community is focused on creating a healthier, happier place to live, work and
play; and,
WHEREAS, this was recently reflected in the Naples, Immokalee and Marco Island area being
named the No. 1 community for well-being across 190 communities surveyed by
Gallup and Healthways; and,
WHEREAS, our community has several medical equipment manufacturing companies, including the
internationally renowned Arthrex; and,
WHEREAS, Arthrex has been at the forefront of medical tourism in Collier County, bringing
7,124 visitors with a total of 12,371 room nights consumed for medical education,
project based and normal "transient"business travel in 2015; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Collier County Commissioners would like to officially recognize those
businesses and organizations that contribute to our robust medical tourism
community.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners
hereby honors the work and contributions of those medical businesses and organizations in
Collier County and their dedication to making Collier County a destination for medical tourism.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of March 2016.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN
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3/8/2016 4.G.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.4.G.
Item Summary: Proclamation honoring the work and contributions of those medical
businesses and organizations in Collier County that are dedicated to making Collier County a
destination for medical tourism.To be accepted by Dr. Allen Weiss, CEO of the NCH Healthcare
System, Reinhold Schmieding, founder and CEO of Arthrex and Scott Lowe, CEO of Physicians
Regional Healthcare System.
Meeting Date: 3/8/2016
Prepared By
Name: Catherine Bigelow
Title: Supervisor-Operations, Communication& Customer Relations Division
3/1/2016 10:21:11 AM
Submitted by
Title: Manager-Communications&Cust. Relations, Communication& Customer Relations Division
Name: SheffieldMichael
3/1/2016 10:21:12 AM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager-Communications &Cust. Relations, Communication& Customer Relations Division
Date: 3/2/2016 10:23:25 AM
Name: IsacksonMark
Title: Division Director-Corp Fin&Mgmt Svc, Office of Management&Budget
Date: 3/2/2016 10:46:10 AM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 3/2/2016 1:27:29 PM
Name: CasalanguidaNick
Title: Deputy County Manager, County Managers Office
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Date: 3/2/2016 1:45:32 PM
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