Social Services
Social Services
The Social Work Department provides support and information to patients and their family members in the following areas:
- Discharge Planning Assistance - Provided for any services or equipment patients may need when they are ready for discharge from the hospital. Services may include but are not limited to: home health care, skilled nursing facility care, medical equipment needs, community resource planning, and help in the decision making process. A Discharge Planning Guide provides a list of some of the most frequently used agencies and programs.
- Mental and Emotional Health Resources Counseling services - Included are crisis intervention, individual counseling for needs related to health problem such as anxiety, depression or adjustment problems, referrals to appropriate mental health counseling services and more.
- Information & referral for community support groups - Information & Referral Services Social workers can help provide information about local services and help in locating similar information and referral services in other communities.
Call Social Services at (509) 336-7556 for more information.
What You Should Know About Advance Directives: Health Care Directives (Living Wills) and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
The term 'Advance Directives' refers to your oral and written instructions about your future medical care in the event you are unable to express your medical wishes.
There are two types of advance directives: a health care directive and a durable power of attorney for health care.
Health Care Directive and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care for the State of Washington http://www.wsma.org/patient_resources/advance-directives-qa.cfm
Download Form: http://www.wsma.org/files/Downloads/PatientResources/HCD-forms.pdf
Information regarding Health Care Directive and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care for the State of Washington.