Care For PA

A new website debuted last month that for the first time compiles, from a variety of sources, quality information for Pennsylvania's hospitals in a single location to help patients and consumers make better health care choices.

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In 2005, the world became sadly aware of the purpose and importance of living wills through the seven-year legal battle over a brain-damaged Florida woman's right to live or die. Three years after the death of Terri Schiavo, it is estimated that only a small minority of Americans have a living will. Hospitals in Pennsylvania are working to change that.

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Pennsylvania's health care professionals have the ability to help save and improve the lives of fellow residents every day though their work at more than 250 hospitals across the state. Whether you are a health care professional or not, every person has the ability to make a difference in someone's life...the ability to "donate life.�? How? By becoming an organ donor.

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Whether you're reading the newspaper, watching television, or surfing the web, you've likely heard some news about "infections.�? Whether it's a germ that's resistant to antibiotics, unwashed hands, or even the SARS outbreak a few years ago in Asia, keeping germs at bay is not impossible. There are several things you can do to join your health care provider in the fight against infection.

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Does your head spin every time another new study, report, or ranking is issued about the "quality�? of our health care? Hospital A is ranked #1 by one organization one week; yet another study finds Hospital B is best; while...

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Hospitals and health systems are working to create a health care system that focuses on you and your community. By creating a system that keeps you healthy, in addition to caring for you when you're sick, hospitals are strengthening the communities in which Pennsylvanians live and work. A key to this is you.

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In Pennsylvania, capacitated adults have the right to decide whether to accept, reject or discontinue medical care and treatment. There may be times, however, when a person cannot make his or her wishes known to a health care provider. For example, a person may be incompetent, in a terminal condition, or in a state of permanent unconsciousness, and unable to tell his or her doctor what kind of care or treatment he or she would like to receive or not to receive. This can be addressed through developing a living will and/or health care power of attorney.

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