Medical Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment - Patients & Families

Goals of the MOLST Program

MOLST aims to improve the communication of personal wishes about life-sustaining treatments resulting in higher quality medical care.

The MOLST Program was designed to:

1. Document a person's treatment preferences regarding:
   
   
   
   • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
   • Intubation and mechanical ventalization
   • Other life-sustaining treatments
2. Coordinate physician orders with the individual’s wishes.
3. Communicate an individual’s wishes regarding care across health care settings.
4. Improve Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel’s ability to treat according to the individual’s wishes.
5. Reduce repetitive documentation while complying with New York State law and the Federal Patient Self-Determination Act.

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• Advance Care Planning
• MOLST
  • Community Pilot
  • Goals
  • Core Elements
  • Development
  • MOLST Forms
  • Completing the Form
  • Glossary
  • Educational Resources
  • Videos and Stories
• Life-Sustaining Treatment
• Pain Management
• Death & Dying
• Hospice
• Faith Based Information
• Pediatrics

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