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Living Wills and Health Care Power of Attorney
If you are 18 or older and mentally competent, you have the right to make decisions about your medical treatment. If you want to control decisions about your health care, even if you are unable to make or express them yourself, you will need an Advance Directive. This is a set of instructions you give about the health care you want, in the event you lose the ability to make decisions for yourself. There are two kinds of Advance Directives: a Living Will and a Durable Medical Power of Attorney. When you are admitted, your nurse will ask you if you have an Advance Directive. If you
do, please provide copies to us so that we may keep them on file. We will be more than happy to assist you with completing these items, should you wish to do so while you are here. Please speak to your nurse if you would like more information.
Ethics Committee
There may be a time when you are called on to make a decision about health care for yourself or for a loved one. This can often be a confusing, frightening, or painful task. Preston Memorial Hospital utilizes an Ethics Committee to assist you. The Committee is a team of professionals who can help you resolve specific ethical issues and sometimes dilemmas regarding your healthcare. To access the Ethics Committee, please contact any staff member.
Mail
Letters and packages are delivered to our guests each morning. If mail is delivered after you have been discharged, the mail is forwarded to your address provided on admission. Flowers will also be delivered in the same manner. There are times when flowers cannot be kept in patient areas due to some illnesses.
In this case, we will suggest that you send the flowers home with a family member or friend, or we will be glad to care for them at the nursing station until your discharge. Newspapers may be purchased at the entrance to the hospital.
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Terrie Roth
(304) 329-1400 x 710 |
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