Plan Advanced Healthcare Needs Next Week At Main Line Health

A Main Line healthcare center is joining other county, state, and national organizations to highlight the importance of advance health care decision-making last this month. Main Line Health will participate in National Healthcare Decisions Week from April 16 to April 22.

Main Line Health will host an event on Saturday, April 22, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 pm at the Main Line Health Corporate Office, 240 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor.

The event will highlight the importance of advance care planning, offering information and tools to encourage participants to talk about their wishes with family, friends and health care providers, according to a press release.

It will offer attendees the opportunity to execute written advance directives, such as healthcare power of attorney and living will, in accordance with Pennsylvania state laws.

Terre Mirsch, RN, BSN, CHPN, CHPCA , Director of Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice will present at the event. Lunch will be provided.

To register for the event, call (484) 580-1234 by April 20.

“Main Line Health is committed to providing health and wellness resources to members in the communities we serve,” Karl Ahlswede, MD, Medical Director of Palliative Care at Main Line Health, said in a press release. “Advance care planning often involves very difficult, and sometimes uncomfortable, conversations about the care you wish to receive if you became unable to speak for yourself. These crucial conversations can help you make decisions based on your personal values and preferences, and can reduce uncertainty and confusion for your loved ones when these decisions need to be made. It’s beneficial to have these conversations with your physician and other members of your health care team so that you can be informed and confident in your care planning options for the future.”

Because of National Healthcare Decisions Week, many more people in our communities can be expected to have thoughtful conversations about their healthcare decisions and complete reliable advance directives to make their wishes known.

Delaware County Community Coalition (DC3), Community Care Coalition of Chester County (C5) and the Tri-County Community Care Coalition (TC4), and other national, state and community organizations will also participate in National Healthcare Decisions Week.

Visit the National Healthcare Decisions Week website to learn more about the week long national effort to promote advance healthcare planning.

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