Happy National Health Care Decision Day!

April 16th is National Health Care Decision Day. I encourage you to celebrate by making some important health care decisions of your own. If you need a little help to get started, here are some resources to get you on your way:

Making Difficult Health Care Decisions: Identifying Goals of Care

Make Your Wishes Known with Advance Directives

Five Wishes

Hands Off! Do Not Resuscitate Orders

What is a POLST and Do I Need One?

Deciding Where to Die

Deciding to Withhold or Withdraw Life Support

The Decision to Stop Eating and Drinking at the End of Life

The NHDD Press Release