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Take Charge of Your Health on National Healthcare Decisions Day

Posted on 04/12/2013

MultiCareNational Healthcare Decisions Day, which takes place Tuesday, April 16, is an initiative to encourage patients to express their wishes regarding health care and for providers and facilities to respect those wishes, whatever they may be.

This event was started six years ago to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers to think about — and talk about — advance care planning.

At MultiCare, we are providing a number of opportunities for providers, staff members, patients and their family members to incorporate several tools into these important discussions: The Conversation Project (TCP) Starter Kit – This helpful tool facilitates families’ abilities to engage in discussions regarding a variety of scenarios that commonly occur as one’s health declines

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