Camp Lowell Surgery Center - Advanced Directives

Advanced Directives

If you, as a patient of Camp Lowell Surgery Center, experience a life threatening emergency while at the Center, it is our policy to resuscitate and maintain life until an appropriate and timely transfer can be made to the nearest hospital. This policy is in place regardless of any Advanced Directive including a Living Will and or Health Care Proxy.

For official Arizona State advance directive forms and access to the Arizona State Advance Directive Registry, go to:

	Arizona Healthcare Directives Registry https://www.azsos.gov/Adv_Dir/ Aging & Adult Administration, State of Arizona 1789 West Jefferson, Site Code 950A Pheonix, AZ 85007 602-542-4446 National Hospice and Palliative Care 1700 Diagonal Rd., Suite 625 Alexandria, VA 22314 1-800-658-8898 http://www.caringinfo.org American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) 601 “E” Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20049 1-888-687-2277
	For further information on Health care decisions go to: http://www.hcdecisions.org/Healthcare_FAQ.asp
	On your day of surgery you will be required to acknowledge that you have read and received information, been given an opportunity to ask questions and understand the policies governing advance directives, patients rights & responsibilities, the grievance process and your physician’s ownership in the Center by signing a form for in your medical record.