Cellular telephones can only be used in the main lobby or outside the building because they can interfere with certain types of medical equipment. You also may give written directions, in advance, about your wishes for health care, should the time come when you cannot communicate yourself. These written directions are called advance directives. If you have an advance directive, such as a living will or durable power of attorney for health care, please bring it with you at the time of admission. It is helpful to make such arrangements long before the need arises.
State law requires all hospitals to have advance directive information and forms available.
If you would like information on living wills and advance directives, call the Admitting Office at 544-9006 and a copy of the Tennessee Hospital Association's Tennessee Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney for Healthcare will be mailed to you.