Advance health care directive - what is it? - Advance Medical Directive
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An advance directive is a Legal document, written in advance of an incapacitating illness, that allows patients to state their preferences about medical care. Most states recognize two forms of advance directives - a Living Will and a durable Power of Attorney for health care.
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VDH reminds Virginians of importance of advance healthcare directive
Augusta Free Press
healthcare National Healthcare Decisions Day, April 16, is an excellent time for Virginians to make sure they have plans in place for advance health care and that those plans are up-to-date. It also provides an opportunity for health care providers to ...
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National Healthcare Decision Day Thursday encourage advance directives
New Haven Register
“The long and short of it,” Allen said, is that her grandfather would not want heroic measures taken to keep him alive, and those instructions are written down in his advance-care directive, known in Connecticut as a living will. “We're not going to go ...
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