ADVANCED DIRECTIVES AND PHYSICIAN FINANCIAL INTEREST AND OWNERSHIP

In an ambulatory care setting, where we expect to provide less invasive care to patients who are not acutely ill, admission to the Center indicates the patient will tolerate the procedure in the ambulatory setting without difficulty. If a patient should suffer cardiac or respiratory arrest or any life threatening condition, the patient will be transferred to a more acute level of care, that is, the hospital emergency room.

If a patient, who is to receive a procedure at the Center, presents to the staff with an Advanced Directive/Living Will, the patient must be advised that the Center will not honor any Advanced Directives/Living Wills that do not allow resuscitation. It is the policy of the Center to transfer any patient requiring resuscitation to the hospital. The hospital can determine when to implement the Advanced Directive/Living Will once the patient or others notify them of the Advanced Directive/Living Will.

It is required by regulation that the provider or facility notify a patient that the provider or facility will not honor a previously signed Advanced Directive/Living Will.

Patients who disagree with this policy must address the issue with the attending physician. They will be offered care at another facility that will comply with their wishes.

If you request, an official state Advanced Directive form will be provided to you.

PHYSICIAN FINANCIAL INTEREST AND OWNERSHIP

Suncoast Eye Center/Eye Surgery Institute is a Florida Corporation owned and operated by:

Lawrence A. Seigel, M.D. Alan M. Freedman, M.D.

You have the right to receive your surgical care at the facility of your choice.