Our Clinical Ethics Consultation Service offers patients, family
members, physicians and other members of the health care team an
opportunity to work together to help develop a plan of care that best
serves the patient's needs within the framework of the hospital's values
and policies. We are here to help you.
The Clinical Ethics Consultation Service addresses issues such as the
patient's welfare versus the patient's right to make treatment
decisions, extending the life of the patient versus ensuring comfort as
the primary goal and honoring family requests to withhold information
from the patient versus the patient's right to know.
A consult team, which typically includes a physician, nurse and
chaplain with training/experience in clinical bioethics, will meet with
the patient, patient's family (when appropriate) and the health care
team in an effort to clarify any ethical conflicts.
Our consult team,
comprised of medical, nursing and spiritual care staff, will meet with
the patient, patient's family (when appropriate) and the health care
team in an effort to clarify any values conflicts. The recommendations
of the consulting team are non-binding.