The Choice is Yours
As a patient, you have the right to make your own healthcare decisions, guide your medical treatment and plan what should be done in the event that you are unable to speak for yourself. Advance directives are legal documents (also known as living wills) designed to inform your loved ones and healthcare providers about your healthcare preferences.
Federal law requires hospitals to give you information about advance directives, as well as to honor any such document that is completed and filed with the hospital in which you are receiving care.
How We Can Help
Our team can help you create your own advance directives. We will provide and instruct you on how to complete and submit the forms necessary to make your healthcare preferences known ahead of time, or to name someone who can make these decisions on your behalf.
Once you file your signed advance directives, it is our job to ensure your preferences are respected and adhered to by our medical staff.
For More Information
If you have questions about making healthcare choices or would like a copy of and directions for completing and filing an advance directive form, contact religious ministries at 203.688.2151.