Free Advance Care Planning workshops announced
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: Kelly M. Rabalais, FACHE | 985-898-4131 | kmrabalais@stph.org
COVINGTON – St. Tammany Health System’s Palliative Medicine and Advance Care Planning Steering Committee has announced the continuation of their Advance Care Planning and Education Walk-Up Workshop series in 2024.
This series is designed to help community neighbors learn the steps needed to communicate their wishes about their medical care before they are faced with a serious illness that might result in the inability to communicate those wishes with loved ones.
“When an advance care plan is in place, the decision-making burden is lifted from your family members because of your thoughtful care and preparation,” said Dr. Farah Ali, director of Palliative Medicine Services at St. Tammany Health System. “These workshops are one more way St. Tammany Health System provides compassionate care to our community — and one more way we’re bringing world-class healthcare close to home to our Northshore neighbors.”
At the workshops, our Advance Care Planning team will assist local residents in preparing living wills and LaPOST — or Louisiana Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment — on-site at no charge.
Save the dates for the following workshops scheduled for 2024, all of which are free and open to the public:
Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center 900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433 Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Folsom 82525 Hwy 25, Folsom, LA 70437 March 22, , 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Madisonville 1520 Hwy 22 Suite B, Madisonville, LA 70447 April 24, , 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Health System Cardiovascular Clinic - Covington 1006 S. Harrison St., Covington, LA 70433 May 29, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Covington 80 Gardenia Dr. Suite B, Covington, LA 70433 June 26, 9 a.m. to noon Ochsner 65 Plus Clinic-Covington 1581 North Hwy 190, Covington, LA 70433 July 24, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Mandeville 201 St. Ann Dr. Unit B, Mandeville LA 70471 Aug. 14, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Parish Hospital main lobby 1202 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433 Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center 900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433 Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to noon Northlake Pulmonary Associates, 2nd floor 1203 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433
Jan. 24, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center 900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433
Feb. 21, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Folsom 82525 Hwy 25, Folsom, LA 70437
March 22, , 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Madisonville 1520 Hwy 22 Suite B, Madisonville, LA 70447
April 24, , 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Health System Cardiovascular Clinic - Covington 1006 S. Harrison St., Covington, LA 70433
May 29, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Covington 80 Gardenia Dr. Suite B, Covington, LA 70433
June 26, 9 a.m. to noon Ochsner 65 Plus Clinic-Covington 1581 North Hwy 190, Covington, LA 70433
July 24, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Physicians Network-Mandeville 201 St. Ann Dr. Unit B, Mandeville LA 70471
Aug. 14, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Parish Hospital main lobby 1202 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433
Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to noon St. Tammany Cancer Center — A Campus of Ochsner Medical Center 900 Ochsner Blvd., Covington, LA 70433
Nov. 20, 9 a.m. to noon Northlake Pulmonary Associates, 2nd floor 1203 South Tyler St., Covington, LA 70433
For more information or to set up an appointment to complete an Advance Care Plan, contact the STHS Palliative Medicine team at (985) 871-5975.
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The heartbeat of its community, St. Tammany Health System cares for patients and families with excellence, compassion and teamwork. It is nationally recognized for quality, safety and service excellence by CareChex, Leapfrog, Healthgrades, Hospital Compare, Women’s Choice and US News & World Report. The health system is home to 281-bed St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1, three diagnostic centers and 12 medical clinics throughout western St. Tammany Parish. Self-supporting, not-for-profit STHS is AA- rated by Fitch and receives no tax funding. More at StTammany.health.