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Council Members <br />M. Gene Teague, Mayor <br />Terry L. Roop. Vice-Mayor <br />Brace H. T. Dallas <br /> J. Ronald Fei'rill <br /> Joseph R. Cobbe <br /> <br />Martinsville <br /> A CITY WITHOUT LIMITS <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Enclosure JV <br /> City Manager <br /> Earl B. Reynolds, Jr. <br /> City Attorney <br /> David B. Worthy <br /> Clerk of Council <br /> Johnathan B. Phillips <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Keith C. Nichols, M.D., a board certified physician practicing emergency medicine at <br />Memorial Hospital of Martinsville-Henry County, retired as the Operational Medical Director for the <br />three local Emergency Medical Service (EMS) agencies operating within the City of Martinsville; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Virginia Office of EMS requires that every licensed agency operating within the <br />Commonwealth of Virginia have a formally recognized physician who is responsible for providing <br />medical direction, oversight and quality improvement within an EMS agency; and <br />WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols served in this capacity since 1989, a thirteen-year term, during which time his <br />services were required numerous hours each week, whether night or day, as called upon; and <br />WHEREAS, he was instrumental in establishing innovative programs for improving local, regional and <br />statewide pre-hospital patient care and demonstrated high ideals in his profession and instilled strong <br />ethical values in the pre-hospital providers he led; and <br /> WHEREAS, for over thirteen-years, Dr. Nichols has earned the respect and admiration of the members <br /> of the pre-hospital community, not only for his great achievements, but also for his dignity, wisdom and <br /> professionalism. Most importantly his friendship will always be treasured; and <br /> WHEREAS, Dr. Nichols, realizing the need for free public health care, envisioned and established the <br /> Family Life Services Clinic in 1999, located within the City of Martinsville, which has served thousands <br /> of individuals in the Martinsville-Henry County area since its inception, who on their own, could not <br /> afford the high costs of health care; now, therefore <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled <br /> December 10, 2002, that Keith C. Nichols, M.D., is hereby commended for his dedication and tireless <br /> efforts to promote the growth and level of pre-hospital care and for offering free public health care. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Johnathan B. Phillips, Clerk of Council <br />Date Adopted <br /> <br />55 West Church Street P.O. Box 1112 Martinsville, VA 24114-1112 276-656-5180 Fax: 276-656-5280 <br /> www.ci.martinsville.va.us <br /> <br /> <br />