The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania is proud to participate in the inaugural National Healthcare Decisions Day, on April 16, 2008. The initiative is a collaborative effort of national, state, and community organizations committed to ensuring that all adults with decision-making capacity in the United States have the information and opportunity to communicate and document their healthcare decisions.

For more information, contact Jennifer Collins at (717)561-5330 or Priscilla Koutsouradis at (215) 563-2229.

Event Promotion

• Template: Hospital newsletter articles (Microsoft Word document)
• Template: Hospital press release (Microsoft Word document)
• Template: Hospital web content (Microsoft Word document)
• Logo: National Healthcare Decisions Day in PA (JPEG , large)

Event Support

• Customizable event poster/flyer (Microsoft Word document)
• Presentation for use with general public (Microsoft PowerPoint file)
• Single page handout for general public (Microsoft Word document)
• Decide for Yourself: 12-page consumer guide to health care directives (pdf)
• Example Form: Combined Living Will & Health Care Power of Attorney (Microsoft Word document)
• For additional promotion and support ideas, go to the National Healthcare Decisions Day website

HAP/DVHC Resources

• CareforPA.org: Information and list of participating hospitals for the general public
• HAP Press release
• HAP Public Service Announcement Script (pdf)
• HAP Op-ed (Microsoft Word document)
• PA Senate Designates April 16 as “Healthcare Decisions Day” in PA (pdf)
• 2008 Healthcare Decisions Day Post-Event Survey (due April 30)
• HAP Memo 08-10: Invitation to Participate in National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16, 2008

• PA Advance Directive Law - Act 169 of 2006 (SB 628) (pdf)

Decide for Yourself: A Guide to Advance Health Care Directives 12 Page(s) / 284.59 Kb - Download time approximately 1.4 min on a 28.8k connection Adobe Acrobat - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

Example Form: Living Will Declaration 2 Page(s) / 22.50 Kb - Download time approximately 6.6 secs on a 28.8k connection Microsoft Word - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

Example Form: Combined Living Will & Health Care Power of Attorney 7 Page(s) / 49.50 Kb - Download time approximately 14.5 secs on a 28.8k connection Microsoft Word - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

Example Form: Out-of-Hospital | Do-Not-Resuscitate Order 2 Page(s) / 24.00 Kb - Download time approximately 7.0 secs on a 28.8k connection Microsoft Word - Download a viewer for this attachment - How to Download

• HAP Member Guide to Act 169 of 2006 and Advance Directives in Pennsylvania
  HAP Memo