Valley County Health System (VCHS) and other national, state, and community organizations work to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making, which culminated in the formal designation of Sunday, April 16, 2017, as National Healthcare Decisions Day.
VCHS encourages area residents to talk about their wishes with family, friends, and healthcare providers and execute written advance directives, in accordance with Nebraska state laws.
Talking with family members and others about end-of-life issues, coupled with an advance directive, can significantly ease the burden on those who must make health care decisions due to serious illness or incapacity.
For more information about advance directives, call Marilyn Winkelbauer at VCHS at (308) 728-4315 or visit www.nhdd.org.
