The POLST information for Consumers Sheet explains many of the terms and issues addressed in the Hawaii POLST form in non-medical terms. It is intended to help people understand often quite complicated words, issues and decisions that need to be made when discussing POLST (Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment).
Starting June 2016 the Hawaii POLST Information for Consumers is available in 10 languages.
- Chinese simplified POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Chinese traditional POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Ilocano POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Japanese POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Korean POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Marshallese POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Spanish POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Tagalog POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Tongan POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
- Vietnamese POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii
Please make sure that you visit:
The English POLST Information for Consumers in Hawaii Page.
All Multilingual POLST Forms for Hawaii can be found here.
POLST (Provider Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) is a medical order that gives patients more control over their end-of-life care. Produced on a distinctive bright green form and signed by the patient and her/his physician or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), POLST specifies the type of medical treatment that a patient wishes to receive towards the end of life.
