Advance Directives You have a right to accept or refuse any treatment. An Advance Directive is a form that says how and by whom you want medical decisions made if the time should ever come that you can t speak for yourself. For more information, ask the admitting representative. Medical Decisions Caregivers with special training in medical ethics can help families with decisions about life support, artificially-provided nutrition and other issues about medical treatment. Ethics Committee members gather important facts about the situation, help analyze the issues, identify appropriate procedures or plans for care, and offer recommendations.
All information is held in the strictest confidence.
We make every effort to work with patients with special needs. Please let your admitting representative or your nurse know if you have special needs. For the hearing-impaired, TDD and telephone amplifiers are available. For the visually impaired, Braille is included on most signs throughout the hospital. Also, accessible restrooms are located throughout our facilities.