Free Advance Care Planning workshops announced

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

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.