Backup Documents 05/10/2011 Item # 4J
PROCLAMA TION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tober is celebrating 30 years of service to the citizens of Collier County, a time
period in which he has had many important accomplishments: and,
WHER645, Dr. Tober initiated an Advanced Life Support EMS System for Collier County, licensed
in February 1979 and by 1986 had assumed the chairmanship of the Department of
Emergency and Ambulatory Medicine for the NCH System, at the same time joining the
Governing Board on EMS Education and the Faculty of the University of Miami and was
appointed a Professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine in 2007: and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Tober has worked as a clinical investigator on numerous cutting-edge procedures,
most notably his initiation of the Code Save-A-Heart, a program that has received
world attention and reported the low.st mortality for acute heart attack anywhere in
the world: and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Tober, by his efforts brought Collier County EMS to be the recipient of the award
as the finest EMS in the State of Florida as well as the nations top honor as
''Paramedic Service of the Year" by the National Association of Emergency Medical
Technicians and Paramedics: and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Tober WQS the first recipient of the NCH Healthcare System "Physician of the
Year Award" and was honored by the American Heart Association, receiving the
''Golden Heart Award" for initiating the Code Save-A -Heart program: and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Tober was twice named ''EMS Director of the' Year" by the State of Florida, most
recently in 2009. Dr. Tober was on. of ten recipients of the Journal of Emergency
Medical Services Innovators in EMS awards which recognizes those whose efforts are
an inspiration and a challenge to the rest of the EMS community.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that May 10, 2011 be designated as
DR. ROBERT BOYD TOBER DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of May, 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA