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POLST or Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment

 

POLST is a form that contains medical orders that specify the type of care you would like in the event of a medical emergency. It is a portable medical order that takes effect as soon as it is signed. It can follow you from home into a medical setting, and after discharge to your home or other setting such as a nursing home or care home.

Please refer to the Kokua Mau website for more information regarding POLST in Hawaii. From the homepage, click “POLST” under “Quick Links” on the right-hand side of the page.

Visit www.kokuamau.org or contact them at (808) 585-9977.

 

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