DERBY - Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for future health care and medical decisions at 6:30 p.m. April 17.
Griffin Hospital Advance Care Planning Coordinator Lynn Aiksnoras will present “Advance Care Planning: Honoring Health Care Choices,” an open discussion on the three stages of Advance Care Planning in which individuals discuss and decide their future health care wishes if they are unable to speak for themselves.
“As adults, we make many choices throughout life. Most often, the best choices are made as a result of good planning, such as career, financial, retirement, and estate planning,” Aiksnoras said.
“So, why is it that so few people have a plan for making healthcare and end-of-life decisions?”
ACP is a process of understanding, reflecting on and discussing individual goals, beliefs, and values in order to determine a person’s overall wishes, should a time come when he or she cannot make them for him or herself.
ACP ensures patients’ health care wishes are respected by loved ones and health care providers.
This process also gives comfort and reassurance to health care representatives, enabling them to clearly understand patients’ end-of-life preferences.
Healthy U Talks
This talk is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U Talks, a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics.
To reserve a spot or for more information, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org/events.
The hospital is at 130 Division St.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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