MIRAMAR, Fla., April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16), VITAS Healthcare, the nation's leading provider of end-of-life care, is calling on ...

SSM Health is promoting National Healthcare Decisions Day April 16, encouraging people to discuss and document health care ...

MIRAMAR, Fla., April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16), VITAS Healthcare ...

Estate plans ensure that someone’s wishes regarding their property, assets, health care treatments and end-of-life ...

It’s important for every adult to have an advance directive, also known as a living will or health care directive.

Having an advance directive in place can be extremely beneficial, as it allows you to make your wishes known and to select a significant other, family member, or friend as the decision maker regarding ...

It’s a situation no one likes to think about, but what if you couldn’t make healthcare decisions for yourself? While it may ...

An advanced healthcare directive made by a mentally ill woman opposed her treatment with psychotropic drugs even if that step put her life at risk, the High Court heard. The directive (AHD), and a ...

BRAINERD — Essentia Health is hosting a series of free advance care planning classes in the coming months. Advance care planning is a process that helps people think and talk about their choices for ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a 16-point directive to ensure that emergency medical services remain uninterrupted and patients receive the necessary care at hospitals ...

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Following PeaceHealth’s latest round of cuts in February that effectively shuttered its advance care planning program, hundreds of community members, including doctors and the board of directors for ...