Peace Island to Present Advance Directives for End-of-Life Care

Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. t Peace Island Medical Center in Friday Harbor

— from Lori Polevoi, for PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center —

Ross Fewing, director of the Center for Mission at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, will discuss “Advance Directives for End-of-Life Care” on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in a free, public community education program hosted by PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, 1117 Spring St., Friday Harbor. The talk is one in a series of Fireside Chats the medical center is offering as part of PeaceHealth’s “Healthy You” program.

Fewing’s talk with cover:

• The importance of documenting your wishes for medical care in the event you are incapacitated and unable to express them at the time of care,
• How to make your wishes known to family, friends, and health care providers, and
• Durable power of attorney for health care.

As director of the Center for Mission, Fewing has oversight for clinical ethics consultations and the medical center’s ethics committee, mission integration, and spiritual care. Prior to joining PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in 2002, Fewing served as chaplain at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. He earned a master’s degree in bioethics and healthcare policy from Loyola University of Chicago, a Master of Divinity from St. Thomas Seminary School of Theology, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from St. Thomas Seminary.

Healthy You is a program that provides resources, tools and information to support individuals in their health and wellness journey. For more information, visit .peacehealth.org/healthy-you/

PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center comprises a 10-bed critical access hospital, primary care and specialty clinics, a cancer center, expanded diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department. PeaceHealth Peace Island operates as part of PeaceHealth’s Northwest Network, which includes PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, PeaceHealth United General Medical Center in Sedro-Woolley, several PeaceHealth Medical Group primary care and specialty clinics, cardiovascular and cancer centers, diagnostic laboratory and imaging services. PeaceHealth, with medical centers in Alaska, Washington and Oregon, is a not-for-profit health care system founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1891.