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Advance Care Planning

Trusted Decision Maker

Advance Care Planning Note

At most Providence locations, patients who can make their own decisions can now tell their doctor who they trust to make decisions for them. The doctor will write this down in your electronic health record.

Talking about a trusted decision maker can help you complete a legal advance directive. A trusted decision maker note is not a legal document and does not replace state laws. However, having a trusted decision maker in your file can be very important for your doctor and family.

Providence policy encourages all adult patients and caregivers to have an advance directive on file.

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Advance Care Planning

Start the conversation about how we care for each other.

Advance care planning is about making decisions for the care you want if you can't speak for yourself. It's about your loved ones and caregivers respecting your care wishes based on your values, goals, and preferences if you become seriously ill or have an accident.

Thinking and talking about advance care planning can be hard, but you and your family don't have to do it alone.

To get started, follow these four easy steps:

  1. THINK- about your values, goals and care preferences

  2. TALK - to your loved ones and care providers about your care preferences

  3. CHOOSE - an advocate to make health care decisions for your when you are unable to speak for yourself

  4. COMPLETE - an advance directive, and give a copy of it your advocate, loved ones, provider and hospital of choice