Advance Directive 

 Sentara Healthcare and the Sentara Center for Healthcare Ethics are offering the community the opportunity to register their Advance Directive, FREE OF CHARGE, with our national Advance Directive Registry through the U.S. Living Will Registry.  Where ever you go in the United States your Advance Directive will be accessible by health care professionals when needed to guide your medical care if you are unable to communicate your wishes or make your own decisions.

Resources

Watch a Video: What is an Advance Directive?

Learn more about advance directives from Sentara physicians and nurses

(You will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader (it's free!) to view these files.)

Your Right to Decide
Please take the time to read this booklet with information on advance directives in a question and answer format.

Advance Directive
If you wish to complete your Advance Directive on line, you may do so, then save and print this form.

Registration Agreement
These forms contain a Registration Agreement and complete instructions on where to send your Advance Directive and to have it registered with the U.S. Living Will Registry. Print this form, complete it and follow the instructions on the information sheet.   Learn more about the U.S. Living Will Registry.

For assistance in completion of your Advance Directive or to ask questions, please call the Sentara Center for Healthcare Ethics at (757) 388-4263 or contact the Hospital Chaplain at your nearest Sentara hospital.

 North Carolina Advance Directive Documents
Advance directive information for North Carolina residents.

The Sentara Center for Healthcare Ethics provides community service presentations to religious, spiritual or civic groups interested in learning more about advance directives and end-of-life decisions. If you have any questions, please contact the center for assistance at (757) 388-4263.

For more information on writing an advance directive, visit the American Academy of Family Physicians Web site.