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Plan Ahead So Your Healthcare Decisions Are Respected

Advance Care Planning helps you formally document your healthcare wishes so future medical decisions reflect your values. This includes treatment preferences, life-sustaining care choices and appointing a substitute decision-maker to act on your behalf if required.

Planning ahead reduces stress for loved ones and ensures clinicians have clear guidance when decisions need to be made quickly or under pressure.

Advance Care Directive with QR Emergency Access

Your Advance Care Directive can be securely stored in your Evaheld Vault and linked to a QR Emergency Access Card, allowing healthcare professionals to access it instantly in emergency situations.

You may upload your jurisdiction’s statutory directive or complete the Evaheld Advance Care Directive, which consolidates medical, legal and personal preferences into a single, editable document that evolves with your needs.

Create & Share Your Advance Care Directive

📘 Manage & share your Advance Care Directive in your Evaheld Vault
Clarify your wishes, appoint decision-makers and ensure your healthcare preferences are accessible when they matter most.

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