Advance Healthcare Directive: Ensure Your Medical Wishes Are Followed
Make Your Healthcare Decisions in Advance, So Others Don’t Have To
A medical emergency can happen at any time—but with an Advance Healthcare Directive (AHCD), you ensure that your wishes—not the hospital’s or anyone else’s—dictate your medical care.
An Advance Healthcare Directive outlines your wishes regarding future medical care if you become unable to make decisions for yourself. It covers subjects like::
Life-sustaining treatments
Pain management and palliative care
End-of-life care decisions
By planning ahead and specifying your preferences, you remove uncertainty for your loved ones and ensure you receive care aligned with your values.
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An Advance Healthcare Directive (AHCD)—also called a Living Will—is a legal document that states your medical treatment preferences if you become unable to communicate them.
An Advance Healthcare Directive is only relevant in certain (narrow) cases - typically, if you have a terminal illness and are dying or if you’re permanently unconscious, and where there are no viable treatment options. This document is the best place to specify what care you want in these circumstances, so that your chosen representative in your Power of Attorney can ensure they are followed.
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Why You Need an Advance Healthcare Directive
Avoid Uncertainty in Medical Emergencies
If you’re unable to speak, your doctors and family will know exactly what you want.
If you’re unable to speak, your doctors and family will know exactly what you want.
Reduce Stress on Loved Ones
Without an AHCD, your family may struggle with tough medical decisions, unsure if they’re making the right choices.
Without an AHCD, your family may struggle with tough medical decisions, unsure if they’re making the right choices.
Prevent Unwanted Medical Interventions
A legally binding directive ensures you won’t receive treatments you don’t want.
A legally binding directive ensures you won’t receive treatments you don’t want.
Make Your Wishes Legally Clear
Without a formal AHCD, hospitals may default to aggressive life-saving measures, even if it’s not what you would have chosen.
Without a formal AHCD, hospitals may default to aggressive life-saving measures, even if it’s not what you would have chosen.
Having an AHCD gives you control over your care and removes doubt for your loved ones.
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