FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/10/2024
Greencastle, Indiana.
April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day, and Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA) wishes to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of choosing a healthcare representative and talking with them. Your healthcare representative is the person who will tell your healthcare provider what medical care you would want if you should become unable to speak for yourself. Your healthcare representative can make medical decisions for you if you become unable to make your own decisions. This is important for ALL adults – at ALL stages of life and health. Accidents and sudden medical emergencies can and do happen.
Human beings naturally fear death and dying. With the advancements of modern medicine and the busy pace of modern life, we tend to operate as though we will live forever. Yet, all of us will face death in our lives at some time – our own or a loved one’s.
Spiritual leaders throughout time and place have stressed the importance and value of facing our own and others’ mortality. In addition, research supports the benefits of choosing a healthcare representative and having conversations with them in advance of a crisis - for both the patient’s quality of life and for their loved ones’ stress and grieving process.
PCHPCA has free information and resources for individuals and healthcare professionals and is happy to provide this information to you at a time of your convenience. Contact us for free assistance.
The Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association (PCHPCA) seeks to enhance the quality of life for the terminally ill, their loved ones, and caregivers, by educating the Putnam County community about the benefits of hospice, palliative care, and advance care planning. PCHPCA is a nonprofit, public charity, and operates with the help of donations, financial support from the Putnam County Community Foundation, and fiscal sponsorship by the Putnam County Hospital. For more information, please visit www.pchpca.org.
Contact information:
M. Elaine Peck, Director
Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association
1542 South Bloomington Street
Greencastle, IN 46135
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