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Since Health Care Decisions specializes in providing
professional education about advance directives we are participating
in the first public-private partnership in the nation that allows
citizens to record their health care directives in a secure and safe
registry at the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office. The Secretary
of State’s Advance Directive Registry is a joint venture maintained
and operated by Secretary of State Jan Brewer with financial support
arranged for the registry by the Health Care Decisions, a project
of non-profit Hospice of the Valley. Once you have made your health
care decisions known to your family, friends and loved ones and prepared
an Advance Directive, we encourage you to file it with the Secretary
of State. More information about their program and how to file an
Advance Directive can be found on online. |
ABOUT HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
Purpose: Health Care Decisions is a project of Hospice of the Valley
devoted to educating the community about advance directives, which state
individuals’ wishes about their health care treatment. We urge
people to think about their options, discuss their wishes with family
and friends, and put their choices in writing.
Services: Our staff and volunteer speakers address community groups
ranging from businesses to faith groups to civic organizations about
advance care planning. The hour-long presentations are interactive,
incorporating videos of families struggling with difficult decisions.
We lead discussions and distribute forms for advance directives.
We offer education and guidance to health care providers and help
them set up systems to honor patients’ wishes.
The staff also is available for consultations with families and health-care
providers.
Need: Less than 25 percent of Americans have expressed their thoughts
in writing about how they wish to be cared for at the end of life.
Most people avoid the subject. We want to encourage discussion so
individuals can make reasoned choices in advance, easing the stress
on them and their families.
Health Care Decisions is a project of Hospice of the Valley.
602.222.2229
www.hcdecisions.org
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