Palliative Care
At UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital, we understand that you want to make informed, deliberate choices about your treatment. Through advanced care planning you and your family can determine which interventions and medical you want, including completion of advance directives.
Your Choices
Your choices can be expressed in advance, before you are unable to express them due to progression of an illness or other unanticipated problems.
Available Advance Directives
An advance health care directive allows you to state your desires around medical care and to select a trusted person to make decisions for you in case you are unable to do so. If you already have an advance health care directive, please bring it with you when youâre admitted to the hospital. Find out more about advance directives, including forms to complete and resources from the State of California.