On April 22 we had a pipe elbow failure in our Emergency Department (ED) causing a significant water leak. Crews are assessing the impact and we are in the process of water abatement. Our ED is open, but several rooms are currently offline which could increase wait times. Some surgeries are also being rescheduled.
Bringing up Advance Care Planning can be uncomfortable. We want to help normalize asking patients about their wishes. The following videos help model a few ways bringing up advance care planning in any various settings can look like.
Bringing Up Advance Care Planning with Healthy Patients
Bringing up Advance Care Planning with Surgery Patients
Advance Care Planning Conversation Tip: Should I Be Worried?
Feel free to provide patients with this flyer to point them to more ACP resources, documents, and information.
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If you would like to see an example for a particular setting, please contact Priyanka_Choudhury@Valleymed.org