ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
Advance directives are legal documents giving permission for someone else to make health care decisions for you regarding treatment choices and organ donation, in the event that you become unable to make those decisions. There are two main types of advance directives:
LIVING WILL
A document that guides healthcare professionals, family members, and trusted friends in understanding the types of life-sustaining measures that a person does/does not desire.
2. Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Document allowing you to legally designate a family member or friend to make medical decisions if you’re unable to do so.
If you have an advance directive, bring a copy to be
placed in your medical record.If you do not have an advance directive, a copy of an
Advance Directive for Healthcare-New Mexico is available
at our office.Procedures performed at our facility are elective and
on moderately healthy patients. Anesthesia or medication induced cardiac or respiratory abnormalities will be
treated.In the event that a patient has a cardiac or respiratory
occurrence and has to be transferred to the hospital, all records, including any written advance directive, if
available, will be sent with the patient.Patients who do not want to receive blood or blood
products must sign a waiver and it will be brought to the attention of Anesthesia, the Surgeon, and Facility Director. The surgery being performed will be reviewed and a
decision whether or not to proceed with the scheduled procedure will be made by the Anesthesiologist, Surgeon, and Facility Director.
