IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Damond Boatwright on receiving Modern Healthcare's 23rd Annual Up & Comers award.
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RESOLUTION #17083, November 23, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Lee's Summit Medical Center's CEO Damond W. Boatwright has been chosen as one of only twelve recipients of Modern Healthcare's 23rd Annual Up & Comers award; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Boatwright took the position at Lee's Summit Medical Center in January of 2008, and already has an impressive list of outstanding achievements, including leadership, mentoring to other minority healthcare executives, working to further relationships with minority vendors, affecting real change, a willingness to share expertise with his peers, and outstanding community participation; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Boatwright has mentored two minority executives through the HCA's Chief Operating Officer Development program, and has served as supervisor and mentor to department leaders in the organizations that he has led; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Boatwright is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives, has participated in the Medical University of South Carolina's Conference on Healthcare as a presenter and panelist, and has also served as a panelist for the "CEO's Unplugged" program for the Young Professional of the Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Boatwright is involved in his community by maintaining an aggressive speaking calendar, by sitting on the boards of the Lee's Summit Symphony, Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce, Lee's Summit Economic Development Council, ReDiscover Mental Health Services, and Lee's Summit 360 Strategic Planning Organization, and is a member of the Rotary Club; and,
WHEREAS, at Lee's Summit Medical Center, Mr. Boatwright has led several initiatives to make care-delivery more efficient, including controversial decisions to close non-performing services to better support the core healthcare delivery while increasing employee engagement scores to an all-time high, with Lee's Summit being ranked in the top 10% of all HCA facilities for overall satisfaction; and,
WHEREAS, Damond's wife, Makeba, joins him in celebrating this prestigious award; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Damond Boatwright on receiving Modern Healthcare's 23rd Annual Up & Comers award.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Deputy/Assistant County Counselor Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17083 of November 23, 2009, was duly passed on November 23, 2009 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_______ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature