National Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16
Health care and community organizations, including hospitals, will participate April 16 in the eighth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day. The national initiative encourages the public to talk about their future health care decisions and complete an advance directive. As a participating organization, the AHA encourages hospitals and others to get involved in NHDD. For more information and free downloadable resources, visit www.nhdd.org and AHA’s www.aha.org/putitinwriting.
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