PROMOTING ADVANCE CARE PLANNING

National Healthcare Decisions Day

Annually Recognized: April 16

Started in 2007, National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) has been celebrated as a day to inspire, educate and empower the public and healthcare providers about the importance of advance care planning (ACP). Research shows that almost 9 out of every 10 people are aware of advance care planning and believe it is important. However, only about 3 out of every 10 people have taken part in the process or completed any advance directives. This includes many medical professionals. Only about 6 out of every 100 UChicago Medicine patients have a Healthcare Power of Attorney (HPOA) on file.

For the third year, UChicago Medicine joins the yearly project as a step to changing how we think about advance care planning in our health system.  The Center for Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation (HDSI) is working across the health system to help people feel more comfortable in talking about advance care planning (ACP).  Please take part in this very important project to help everyone choose a healthcare power of attorney (HPOA) and talking about ACP.

Advanced Care Planning Information Tables

April 15-19
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Stop by to get more information about Advance Care Planning and sign your Healthcare Power of Attorney:

  • Mon 4/15 UChicago Medicine River East, 355 E. Grand Ave
  • Tues 4/16 Goldblatt Lobby
  • Wed 4/17 DCAM Cafeteria
  • Thur 4/18 Ingalls Memorial Hospital, 1 Ingalls Dr, Harvey, IL
  • Fri 4/19 Mitchell Lobby

National Healthcare Decision Day was started by The Conversation Project, an initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Click here to learn more.

Continue the National Healthcare Decision Day celebration

  • Enroll in a Death Over Dinner educational event

  • Host an Advance Care Planning Kiosk in your department

    • Have Advance Care Planning Kiosks in your department to direct connect with employees patients about Advance Care Planning. ACP Kiosk offer opportunities to learn about the importance of having a healthcare decision maker, collect information about advance care planning, fill out your HPOA and share ‘what important to you’ .

  • Complete your HPOA and upload it into MyChart

BY THE NUMBERS

National Healthcare Decision Day 2022 – Summary

What I want to do that I haven’t done? Where I want to go that I haven’t been?

In celebration of National Healthcare Decision Day, members of the Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (HDSI) and UChicago Medicine Community asked patients and employees to answer “What I want to do that I haven’t done? Where I want to go that I haven’t been?”

Learn More about Advanced Care Planning