Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Focus on Advance Care Planning

Yesterday, NPR’s All Things Considered looked at the advance care planning practices put in to place at Gundersen Lutheran hospital in La Cross, Wisconsin. Reporter Joseph Shapiro tells the stories of two patients to highlight that the process helps people think through their end-of-life care options well before decisions need to be made. Shapiro also writes about considering his own advance care directive at the hospital.