Advance care planning for the future
We all hope to prevent illness when possible and take appropriate treatment when necessary if we become ill. Let's call prevention and treatment your Plan A. But what if your Plan A hasn't worked and you become so ill you can't communicate? It's important to have advanced directives in place.
Downloadable forms
Additional materials
The following documents also will help you understand some of the issues and treatments that all patients and their families need to know, especially when making medical decisions in the face of serious illness or injury.
Consider these questions
Organ donation
You can also specify in your advance directives any wishes you have about donating your organs, eyes and tissues for transplantation or your body for scientific study. Or you can register online to be an organ donor. If you wish to donate your body for scientific study, contact the medical school closest to your home for details.