What is POLST
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What is
POLST
Physician
Orders for
Life
Sustaining
Treatment
Why POLSTSpecific medical orders
Honored by all healthcare workers
Single form documents exact patient
wishes
Improve end of life care
POLST vs Advance Directive
POLST Advanced Directive
Medical orders
Current state of health
More specific
Choice of treatment
Hypothetical conditions
More general
Contact Information for Ohio
Midwest Care Alliance
Jeff Lycan RN, MSNVice President of Mission Advocacy
Hospice of Dayton324 Wilmington Avenue
Dayton, OH 45420
Phone: 614-530-8854
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