Hospital Telephone Operators Week

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
A Proclamation
His Excellency Governor Deval L. Patrick

Whereas Hospital Telephone Operators are typically the first voice patients and families hear when they call a hospital; and

Whereas The caring and compassionate responses help callers find and get through to the appropriate person or department; and 

Whereas Serving in settings ranging from small offices to large call-centers, Hospital Telephone Operators provide support to patients care services; and 

Whereas This week we ask the residents of the Commonwealth to recognize the important contributions of Hospital Telephone Operators providing a friendly and knowledgeable voice in the care of patients and their families; and

Whereas Serving as a crucial link between physicians, hospital personnel patients and visitors, Hospital Telephone Operators ensure a communications network that is essential to the delivery of quality health care, 

Now, Therefore, I, Deval L. Patrick, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby proclaim November 5^th to 11^th 2012 to be, 

Hospital Telephone Operators Week 

And urge all the citizens of the Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and participate fittingly in its observance.

Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston, this fifth day of April, in the year two thousand and twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the two hundred and thirty-fifth.

By His Excellency                  

Deval L. Patrick                       
Governor of the Commonwealth        

William Francis Galvin            
Secretary of the Commonwealth    

God Save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts